This document introduces decimals by showing fractions written as decimals from tenths to hundredths. It provides examples of fractions written out as decimals and compares the relative size of different decimals. Key concepts covered include how to write tenths, hundredths, and mixed numbers as decimals and comparing the value of decimals.

1. Beginning
Decimals

2. Decimal
means
ten

3. One
tenth
/10
Two
Three
tenths
tenths
1
2
3
0.1
0.2
0.3
/10
/10
Four
tenths
4
/10
0.4
Five
tenths
/10
Six
tenths
/10
Seven
tenths
Eight
tenths
/10
5
6
7
8
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
/10
Nine
tenths
9
/10
0.9
One
/10
10
1.0

4. How much is shaded – give the decimal.

5. The answer is
0.4
or
4
/10ths

6. How much is shaded – give the decimal.

7. The answer is
0.7
or
7
/10ths

8. How much is shaded – give the decimal.

9. The answer is
0.9
or
9
/10ths

10. If something is divided into
100ths or 1/100ths then the decimal
looks like this –
/
1
th
100
/
41
th
100
= 0.01
= 0.41

11. Write the following as decimals:–
7
/10
ths

12. 0.7

13. 7
/100
th

14. 0.07

15. 5
/10
th

16. 0. 5

17. 50
/100
th

18. 0. 5

19. 4
/10
th

20. 0. 4

21. 43
/100
th

22. 0. 43

23. Which is bigger?
/
or
50
th
/100
5
th
10

24. They are both
the same.

25. Which is bigger?
0.6
or
0.09

26. 0.6 is
bigger

27. Which is bigger?
1.06
or
1.30

28. 1.3 is
bigger