📊 Part 1: Understanding Decimals

1. Which decimal represents half of a whole?

0.25

0.5

0.75

1.0

2. If you shade 30 squares out of 100 squares in a grid, what decimal do you have?

0.03

0.3

3.0

30.0

3. Which of these are equivalent to 0.75? (Check all that apply)

75/100

3/4

7/5

Three-quarters

4. On a number line from 0 to 1, where would 0.9 be located?

Very close to 0

Exactly in the middle

Very close to 1

Past 1

✏️ Part 2: Decimal Place Value & Connections

5. Fill in the blanks:

In the decimal 0.47, the digit 4 is in the _________ place and the digit 7 is in the _________ place.

6. Write the fraction that equals each decimal:

a) 0.1 = _____

b) 0.25 = _____

c) 0.6 = _____

7. Real-world connection: You buy a candy bar for $1.25. Explain what the decimal part (.25) represents using money.

8. I can statement: Complete this sentence about what you learned today.

"I can explain that decimals are _________________________________ and I can show them using _________________________________."

🎯 Part 3: Visual Thinking

9. Draw and shade a 10×10 grid to show the decimal 0.35. Then write the equivalent fraction below.

0.35 = _____

10. Extension Challenge: If 0.5 = 1/2, what decimal equals 1/4? Explain your thinking.

Introduction to Decimals

Introduction to Decimals

📊 Part 1: Understanding Decimals

✏️ Part 2: Decimal Place Value & Connections

🎯 Part 3: Visual Thinking

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