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Decimal Discoveries Worksheet

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Decimal Discoveries Worksheet

Read each question carefully. Show your thinking where you can. Remember that $1 is the same as 100 cents.

Decimal ideas

1.Which amount is one tenth of a whole?
  • 0.01
  • 0.1
  • 1.0
  • 10
2.Which fraction has the same value as 0.5?
  • 1/10
  • 1/4
  • 1/2
  • 5/1
3.A ribbon is divided into 10 equal pieces. What decimal of the ribbon is one piece?

Decimals and New Zealand money

4.Tick every choice that has the same value as $0.10.
  • 10 cents
  • One tenth of a dollar
  • 50 cents
  • $0.01
5.Write 20 cents as a dollar amount using a decimal.
6.Write 50 cents as a dollar amount using a decimal.
7.Write 75 cents as a dollar amount using a decimal.

Fractions, decimals and ordering

8.Match each decimal to its equivalent fraction.
  • 0.1
  • 0.25
  • 0.5
  • 0.75
  • 1/4
  • 1/10
  • 1/2
  • 3/4
9.Put 0.2, 0.8, 0.5 and 0.1 in order from smallest to largest.
01
10.Use the number line to explain why 0.8 is greater than 0.5.
00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.91

Show and use decimals

11.Shade three tenths of the bar to show 0.3.
12.Sione has $1.00 and buys a snack for $0.35. How much money does she have left?
13.True or false: 0.4 has the same value as 4/10.
TrueFalse
14.True or false: 0.25 is greater than 0.5.
TrueFalse
15.Write one place you might see a decimal in everyday life.

4 printable pages

  • Decimal Discoveries Worksheet, page 1 of 4: Decimal ideas, Decimals and New Zealand money

    Page 1

  • Decimal Discoveries Worksheet, page 2 of 4: Fractions, decimals and ordering

    Page 2

  • Decimal Discoveries Worksheet, page 3 of 4: Show and use decimals

    Page 3

  • Decimal Discoveries Worksheet, page 4 of 4: 15. Write one place you might see a decimal in everyday life.

    Page 4

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