Decimals

A decimal is used to show _____ of a whole.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a decimal?

• A cheeseburger costs $3.85

• We leave school at 1.20 p.m.

• My father is 1.7 m tall

• I weigh 30.5 kg

In decimals, one whole is cut into 10 equal parts.

• True

• False

1 one is equal to 10 ____.

• tens

• tenths

The shaded parts can be represented by the decimal _____.

• 4.0

• 6.0

• 0.4

• 0.6

The decimal 0.5 is the same as ____.

• 5 wholes

• 5 tens

The length of the object is ____ cm. Express your answer as a decimal.

Express 12 tenths as a decimal.

15 tenths is NOT equal to ____.

• 1.5

• 15 x 10

Express 99 tenths as a decimal.