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Understanding Decimals
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Understanding Decimals
Use place value knowledge and show working for calculation problems. Write money answers in dollars.
Place value
Read each decimal carefully.
1.In 6.407, what digit is in the hundredths place?
2.Write 8 ones, 3 tenths, 0 hundredths and 6 thousandths as a decimal.
3.Which decimal is greatest?
- 0.68
- 0.608
- 0.7
- 0.67
4.Arrange these decimals from least to greatest: 2.09, 2.9, 2.19, 2.099.
Calculate with decimals
Line up decimal points where helpful. Include units in your answers.
5.A smoothie costs $5.65 and a muffin costs $3.40. What is the total cost?
6.A board is 4.8 metres long. A piece measuring 1.65 metres is removed. How long is the remaining board?
7.A container holds 2.375 litres of water. Another 0.86 litres is poured in. How much water is in the container now?
8.Four notebooks cost $2.35 each. Find the total cost.
9.A runner completes three laps of 1.275 kilometres each. What distance does the runner cover altogether?
Check your understanding
Choose true or false for each statement.
10.In 7.362, the digit 6 represents six hundredths.
TrueFalse
11.84 is less than 0.805.
TrueFalse
12.Match each decimal with its equivalent fraction in simplest form.
- 0.4
- 0.125
- 0.6
- 0.25
- 1/4
- 1/8
- 3/5
- 2/5
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