Decimals as Fractions: Tenths and Hundredths

Mathematics · Fractions · ages 9-10

Name ______________________ Date ____________

Which fraction equals 0.84?
- 84/10
- 8/100
- 84/100
0.38 is the same number as 38/100.
Circle one: True False
Write 56/100 as a decimal.
Answer: ______________
Which fraction equals 0.9?
- 9/100
- 9/10
- 90/10
Write twenty-two hundredths as a decimal.
Answer: ______________
Write two tenths as a decimal.
Answer: ______________
How do you read the decimal 0.54 out loud?
- Fifty-four hundredths
- Five and four tenths
- Fifty-four tenths
- Five hundredths and four
Maria has 5/10 of a pizza left. Which decimal shows this?
- 0.5
- 0.05
- 5.10
A ribbon is 65/100 of a metre long. Type this length in metres as a decimal.
Answer: ______________
Ben says 0.8 = 8/100. What mistake did he make?
- He read tenths as hundredths: 0.8 is 8/10
- He made no mistake, 0.8 and 8/100 are equal
- He counted the ones digit instead of the decimal digit

Answer key

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84/100 · 0.84 has two digits after the point, so it is 84 hundredths.
True · 0.38 has 3 tenths and 8 hundredths, which together make 38 hundredths, or 38/100.
0.56 · A fraction with 100 on the bottom means hundredths, so 56 hundredths is written 0.56.
9/10 · 0.9 has one digit after the point, so it is 9 tenths: 9/10.
0.22 · Hundredths need two digits after the point, so twenty-two hundredths is written 0.22.
0.2 · Tenths go in the first place after the point, so two tenths is written 0.2.
Fifty-four hundredths · 0.54 means 54 hundredths, so you say fifty-four hundredths.
0.5 · 5/10 is tenths, and tenths take one digit after the point, so it is 0.5.
0.65 · 65/100 is hundredths, and hundredths take two digits after the point, so it becomes 0.65.
He read tenths as hundredths: 0.8 is 8/10 · 0.8 has only one digit after the point, so it is 8/10, not 8/100.