Count tenths in different ways | Exit Quiz | Oak National Academy

Write zero point four as a decimal number.

(a)  

Answer explanation

The 0 represents zero ones and the 4 represents the four tenths.

Look at the number line. What number is missing?

(a)  

Answer explanation

0.8 sits between 0.7 and 0.9.

Write, in words, one other way that 0.7 could be represented.

(a)  

Answer explanation

There are three ways we could represent this in words. Zero point seven, zero wholes and seven tenths and finally seven tenths.

Which description of the image is incorrect?

• sixteen tenths

• one point six

• one whole and six tenths

• zero point sixteen

Answer explanation

0.16 only has 1 tenth. If it was sixteen tenths, we would have one whole and another six tenths which can be written as 1.6.

Write, as a decimal number, what this picture represents.

(a)  

Answer explanation

The 1 represents one whole and the 0.7 represents another seven tenths. Together this is 1.7.

The arrow is pointing to (a)   tenths.

Answer explanation

There are ten tenths in one whole and an additional three tenths which means the arrow is pointing at 13 tenths.