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Understanding Decimals and Fractions

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Understanding Decimals and Fractions

Write each answer clearly. Fractions should be in tenths unless the question asks otherwise.

Tenths as Decimals

1.Write 6/10 as a decimal.
2.Write 2/10 as a decimal.
3.Which decimal represents 9/10?
  • 0.09
  • 0.9
  • 9.0
  • 0.19
4.What is the correct name for the decimal 0.7?
  • Seven hundredths
  • Seven tenths
  • Seven wholes
  • Seventy tenths
5.Match each decimal to the fraction that has the same value.
  • 0.3
  • 0.7
  • 0.5
  • 0.9
  • 9/10
  • 7/10
  • 5/10
  • 3/10

Fractions in Everyday Measures

6.A ribbon is 0.4 metres long. Write its length as a fraction of a metre in tenths.
7.A small piece of string measures 0.8 m. How many tenths of a metre is that?
8.Select every pair of measurements that have equal values.
  • 0.2 L and 2/10 L
  • 0.6 m and 6/100 m
  • 0.3 kg and 3/10 kg
  • 0.5 m and 5/10 m

Show What You Know

9.At a picnic, Maia eats 4/10 of a fruit loaf. Write this amount as a decimal and explain how the fraction shows the decimal.
10.Put 0.6 on the number line from 0 to 1. Mark the point and label it.
00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.91
11.Continue the pattern by writing the three missing decimals: 0.2, 0.3, , 0.5, , 0.7, .
12.The bar is divided into 10 equal parts. How many parts are shaded, and what fraction and decimal of the whole bar are shaded?

3 printable pages

  • Understanding Decimals and Fractions, page 1 of 3: Tenths as Decimals

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  • Understanding Decimals and Fractions, page 2 of 3: Fractions in Everyday Measures, Show What You Know

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  • Understanding Decimals and Fractions, page 3 of 3: 12. The bar is divided into 10 equal parts. How many parts are shaded, and what fraction…

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