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Understanding Tenths Worksheet

Read each question carefully. Show your thinking where you can. Remember: one tenth is written as 1/10 or 0.1.

Read and write tenths

Connect tenths written as fractions with their decimal forms.

1.Which fraction means six tenths?

6/10
10/6
6/100
1/6

2.Choose the decimal that represents nine tenths.

0.09
0.9
9.0
0.19

3.Complete the sequence: 2/10 = 0.2, 3/10 = , 4/10 = , 5/10 = .

4.Fill each blank to make an equivalent fraction and decimal: a) /10 = 0.8; b) 3/10 = 0.; c) /10 = 0.1.

5.Match each fraction to its decimal.

1/10
6/10
8/10
3/10

Show tenths

Use the tenths diagrams and think about equal parts.

6.The bar is split into ten equal parts. What fraction and decimal of the bar are shaded?

7.Draw a rectangle divided into ten equal parts. Shade three parts to represent 3/10.

8.A chocolate bar has 10 equal pieces. Levi eats 2 pieces. What fraction of the bar is left, and what decimal is that amount?

9.Select every description that shows seven tenths.

A strip with 7 of its 10 equal sections shaded
A circle with 3 of its 10 equal sections shaded
The fraction 7/10
The decimal 0.07

Compare and order tenths

Compare the values, then arrange them from least to greatest.

10.Put these decimals in order from smallest to largest: 0.2, 0.7, 0.4, 0.9, 0.1.

11.Write >, < or = in each space: a) 0.3 0.8; b) 5/10 0.5; c) 0.9 7/10.

12.At a lighthouse, Keira walks 0.6 kilometres along the shore and Harrison walks 0.8 kilometres. Who walks farther? Explain how the tenths help you decide.