10. Decimals 1 Talk About Decimals are often used instead of fractions.
They are used to show numbers that are less than one or amounts that are between two whole numbers, e.g. 0.8 or 3.4.
–– 10 or 0.3
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Tenths as Fractions and Decimals 1. Colour in:
a) b) c)
–– 10 or 0.6
6 E.g.
0.4
2. What portion of this shape is coloured?
0.2
0.9
3. What portion of this shape is coloured?
a) Write as a fraction: b) Write as a decimal:
a) Write as a fraction: b) Write as a decimal:
Strand: Number 62
Curriculum Objectives: Express tenths and hundredths as fractions and decimals; identify place value of whole numbers and decimals to two places and write in expanded form;
order decimals on the number line; solve problems involving decimals.