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Decimals: Tenths and Hundredths

Reading, writing, and comparing decimals

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Decimals: Tenths and Hundredths

Reading, writing, and comparing decimals

Math - Grade 4-5

Instructions: Read each problem carefully. Show your work in the space provided.
  1. 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. 2

    Write the decimal for 25 hundredths.

    The decimal for 25 hundredths is 0.25.
  3. 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. 4

    Write 0.63 in words.

    The decimal 0.63 is written in words as sixty-three hundredths.
  5. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.
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