Fractions Represented in Tenths

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📚 Part 1: Understand Tenths

WALT: We Are Learning To represent and describe fractions in tenths.

Success criteria:

☐ I can explain that tenths are equal parts of one whole.
☐ I can write a fraction and decimal for tenths.
☐ I can compare and order fractions represented in tenths.

1. One whole is divided into 10 equal parts. What fraction is one part?

1/2

1/10

10/1

2. Write the decimal for each fraction.

a) 3/10 = ________ b) 8/10 = ________ c) 10/10 = ________

3. Write each decimal as a fraction in tenths.

a) 0.4 = ________ b) 0.7 = ________ c) 0.9 = ________

✏️ Part 2: Represent and Compare

4. Complete the sentences.

a) 6/10 is ________ tenths.
b) 2/10 is ________ tenths.
c) 10/10 is the same as ________ whole.

5. Circle the greater fraction in each pair.

a) 4/10 or 7/10 b) 9/10 or 5/10 c) 3/10 or 1/10

6. Order these fractions from smallest to largest.

8/10, 2/10, 5/10, 1/10

7. A chocolate bar is divided into 10 equal pieces. Hana eats 6 pieces.

What fraction of the chocolate bar did Hana eat? Write the fraction and decimal.

8. Draw a rectangle divided into 10 equal parts. Shade 7/10 and label the fraction.

🌟 Part 3: Explain and Extend

9. Explain how you know that 7/10 is greater than 4/10.

10. Extension: Find two different fractions in tenths that have a total of 1 whole. Write an addition sentence.

Support and Challenge

Support: Use a strip divided into 10 equal parts or count along a number line from 0 to 1. Say the fraction aloud as “___ tenths”.

Dyslexia-friendly option: Read each question aloud, cover unused parts of the page, and use a ruler or finger to track each line. Write answers in large, clear numbers.

Extension: Create a real-life example using tenths, such as 3/10 of $10 or 8/10 of a kilometre. Write the fraction, decimal and a sentence.