1. Beginning Decimals

2. Decimal means ten

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

4. How much is shaded – give the decimal.

5. The answer is 0.4 or 4 / 10 ths

6. How much is shaded – give the decimal.

7. The answer is 0.7 or 7 / 10 ths

8. How much is shaded – give the decimal.

9. The answer is 0.9 or 9 / 10 ths

10. If something is divided into 100ths or 1 / 100 ths then the decimal looks like this – 1 / 100 th = 0.01 41 / 100 th = 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? 5 / 10 th or 50 / 100 th

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