🧮 Part 1: Understanding Tenths

1. When we divide a whole straw into 10 equal pieces, each piece represents:

One whole

One tenth

One half

Ten wholes

2. How do we write one tenth as a decimal?

1.0

0.1

0.01

10.0

3. If you have 3 straw pieces out of 10, which numbers represent this amount? (Select all that apply)

0.3

3/10

0.03

Three tenths

4. Where would 0.7 be located on a number line from 0 to 1?

Close to 0

In the middle

Close to 1

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✏️ Part 2: Working with Tenths

5. Complete the table by filling in the missing decimal or fraction:

Straw pieces: 1 Fraction: 1/10 Decimal: _______

Straw pieces: 4 Fraction: _______ Decimal: 0.4

Straw pieces: 9 Fraction: 9/10 Decimal: _______

Straw pieces: 6 Fraction: _______ Decimal: 0.6

6. Using your straw pieces, explain what happens when you put together 5 pieces out of 10:

7. Draw a rectangle below and divide it into 10 equal parts. Shade 3 parts to show three tenths:

8. Write the decimal and fraction for the shaded amount in Question 7:

Decimal: ________ Fraction: ________

🎯 Part 3: Real-World Connections

9. If a chocolate bar has 10 equal squares and you eat 2 squares, what decimal shows how much you ate?

Answer: ________

10. Explain in your own words what one tenth means using an example from real life:

11. On the number line below, mark where these decimals would go: 0.2, 0.5, 0.8

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Representing Tenths Physically

Representing Tenths Physically

🧮 Part 1: Understanding Tenths

✏️ Part 2: Working with Tenths

🎯 Part 3: Real-World Connections

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