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Introducing Decimal Place Value

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Introducing Decimal Place Value

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📊 Part 1: Understanding Decimal Place Value

1. Look at the number 3.456. Which digit is in the tenths place?

3

4

5

6

2. In the number 7.239, which digit is in the hundredths place?

7

2

3

9

3. Complete this sentence: In the number 5.817, the 7 is in the _____________ place.

tenths

hundredths

thousandths

ones

4. Fill in the missing place values:

In the number 9.642:

9 is in the _____________ place

6 is in the _____________ place

4 is in the _____________ place

2 is in the _____________ place

💰 Part 2: Decimals in Real Life

5. Which of these show decimals you might see in everyday life? Tick all that apply:

$12.95 (price of a book)

1.75 metres (height of a person)

26.8°C (temperature)

15 students (number of students)

6. Write these decimal numbers in words:

a) 2.5 = ________________________________________________

b) 4.73 = _______________________________________________

c) 1.206 = ______________________________________________

7. Write these words as decimal numbers:

a) Three and two tenths = _____________

b) Five and forty-seven hundredths = _____________

c) One and eight thousandths = _____________

📏 Part 3: Comparing and Ordering Decimals

8. Circle the larger decimal in each pair:

a) 3.4 or 3.7

b) 2.56 or 2.65

c) 0.8 or 0.08

d) 5.123 or 5.132

9. Put these decimals in order from smallest to largest:

2.3, 2.03, 2.33, 2.003

10. Explain how you know which decimal is bigger when comparing 0.7 and 0.07:

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