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Decimal Place Value Exploration
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Decimal Place Value Exploration
Read each question carefully. Show your working where asked.
Decimal place value
Read decimals by considering the value of each digit.
1.In 6.4, which digit is in the tenths place?
- 6
- 4
- 64
2.Which phrase names 8.3 correctly?
- Eight and three tenths
- Eighty-three
- Eight and three hundredths
3.Complete the place-value house for 7.2: write the ones digit and the tenths digit.
4.Which is the smallest number greater than 4.6?
- 4.2
- 4.9
- 5.1
- 4.5
Decimals, fractions and number lines
Each decimal in this section is written in tenths.
5.Match each decimal with its fraction.
- 0.2
- 0.6
- 0.8
- 6/10
- 2/10
- 8/10
6.Write each decimal as a fraction with 10 as the denominator: a) 0.5 b) 0.9
7.Place 2.4 on the number line. Mark its position between 2 and 3.
Use decimals to solve problems
Include units in your answers when they are given.
8.A seedling is 15.7 centimetres tall. Write 15.7 in words.
9.Mere has 3.5 metres of string and cuts off 1.2 metres. How many metres of string remain? Show your working.
10.Draw two square boxes for 8.6. Label one “ones” and the other “tenths,” then put each digit in the correct box.
11.In one sentence, explain how a decimal such as 0.4 can also be written as a fraction.
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