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Understanding Tenths in Decimals

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📚 Part 1: Tenths and Place Value

Our base 10 number system continues past the ones column to the right. The first place after the decimal point is the tenths place.

1. Which digit is in the tenths place in 4.7?

4

7

0

2. Write the decimal for seven tenths.
3. Complete the sentences.

One whole is divided into ______ equal parts.

Each part is called one ______.

One tenth is written as ______ or ______.

4. What does the digit 3 represent in 2.3?

3 ones

3 tenths

3 hundreds

✏️ Part 2: Read, Write and Compare Decimals

5. Write each decimal in words.

a) 0.4 = ____________________________________

b) 1.9 = ____________________________________

6. Write each number as a decimal.

a) 3 ones and 6 tenths = __________

b) 8 tenths = __________

7. Use <, > or = to compare.

a) 0.5 ______ 0.8

b) 1.2 ______ 1.2

c) 2.7 ______ 2.3

8. Put these decimals in order from smallest to largest: 0.6, 0.2, 0.9, 0.4.

🔍 Part 3: Show Your Thinking

9. A chocolate bar is divided into 10 equal pieces. Mia eats 4 pieces. What decimal represents the part she eats?
10. Explain why 0.7 is greater than 0.3. Use the words tenths and place value.

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