Decimals: Tenths and Hundredths
Reading, writing, and comparing decimals
Decimals: Tenths and Hundredths
Reading, writing, and comparing decimals
Math - Grade 4-5
- 1
Write the decimal for 7 tenths.
The tenths place is the first digit to the right of the decimal point.
The decimal for 7 tenths is 0.7. - 2
Write the decimal for 25 hundredths.
The decimal for 25 hundredths is 0.25. - 3
Write 0.4 in words.
Look at the digit to the right of the decimal point.
The decimal 0.4 is written in words as four tenths. - 4
Write 0.63 in words.
The decimal 0.63 is written in words as sixty-three hundredths. - 5
Which decimal is greater: 0.8 or 0.08?
Compare the place values of the 8 in each decimal.
The greater decimal is 0.8 because 8 tenths is greater than 8 hundredths. - 6
Which decimal is greater: 0.47 or 0.74?
The greater decimal is 0.74 because 7 tenths is greater than 4 tenths. - 7
Put these decimals in order from least to greatest: 0.5, 0.15, 0.05.
Compare tenths first, then hundredths if needed.
From least to greatest, the decimals are 0.05, 0.15, 0.5. - 8
Put these decimals in order from greatest to least: 0.32, 0.23, 0.3.
From greatest to least, the decimals are 0.32, 0.3, 0.23. - 9
Write a decimal that is equivalent to 3 tenths and 4 hundredths.
Put 3 in the tenths place and 4 in the hundredths place.
A decimal equivalent to 3 tenths and 4 hundredths is 0.34. - 10
Shade 18 hundredths on a hundred grid. Then write the decimal.
If 18 out of 100 small squares are shaded, the decimal is 0.18. - 11
A ribbon is 0.6 meter long. Write this decimal as a fraction with a denominator of 10.
The 6 is in the tenths place.
The decimal 0.6 can be written as the fraction 6/10. - 12
A jar is filled to 0.45 of its height. Write this decimal as a fraction with a denominator of 100.
The decimal 0.45 can be written as the fraction 45/100. - 13
Fill in the blank with <, >, or = : 0.50 __ 0.5
A zero at the end of a decimal does not change its value.
The correct symbol is = because 0.50 and 0.5 name the same amount. - 14
Sam walked 0.27 mile and Lee walked 0.72 mile. Who walked farther?
Lee walked farther because 0.72 is greater than 0.27. - 15
Write a decimal between 0.4 and 0.5.
Think of a number with 4 in the tenths place and another digit in the hundredths place.
One decimal between 0.4 and 0.5 is 0.45.