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Reading Decimal Places

Mathematics · Number Representation & Place Value · ages 10-11
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. In 9.157, what is the value of the 7? Give your answer as a decimal.

    Answer: ______________

  2. In 7.314, what is the value of the 3?

    • 0.3
    • 0.03
    • 3
    • 0.003

  3. In 6.592, what does the 9 represent?

    6.592
    • 9 tenths
    • 9 hundredths
    • 9 thousandths

  4. In a decimal number, the digit right after the point is called the hundredths place.

    Circle one:   True   False

  5. Write the number with 5 ones, 3 tenths, 0 hundredths and 8 thousandths.

    Answer: ______________

  6. Compared to the tenths place, the hundredths place is:

    • Ten times smaller
    • Ten times bigger
    • The same size

  7. How many hundredths make one tenth?

    • 1
    • 10
    • 100
    • 1,000

  8. June writes 6 ones, 0 tenths, 1 hundredth and 8 thousandths as 6.18. Is June right?

    Circle one:   True   False

  9. Mia says the 6 in 3.926 stands for 6 tenths. What is her mistake?

    3.926
    • She misread the digit as a 9
    • There is no mistake, she is right
    • She named the first place instead of the third

  10. Which number has 3 ones, 0 tenths, 5 hundredths and 9 thousandths?

    • 3.509
    • 3.59
    • 3.059
    • 3.95
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Answer key

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Reading Decimal Places W1-mt_lNGpnILM5C-s1

  1. 0.007 · The 7 is three places right of the point (thousandths), so it is worth 0.007.
  2. 0.3 · The 3 is one place right of the point (tenths), so it is worth 0.3.
  3. 9 hundredths · 9 is the second digit after the point, so it's in the hundredths place.
  4. False · The first digit after the point is tenths. Hundredths comes second, thousandths comes third.
  5. 5.308 · Stack the digits into their columns: 5.308.
  6. Ten times smaller · Every place moving right is divided by ten, so hundredths are ten times smaller than tenths.
  7. 10 · Each place is ten times its right neighbour, so 10 hundredths make a tenth.
  8. False · June is wrong: 6.18 gives the 1 to tenths; the correct figure is 6.018.
  9. She named the first place instead of the third · 6 is the third digit after the point, so it's thousandths, not tenths.
  10. 3.059 · Only 3.059 puts 0 in tenths, 5 in hundredths and 9 in thousandths.
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