Decimal Basics

Decimal Basics

100

What is the value of the digit 7 in the number 4.75?

tenths

200

What is the place value of the 3 in the number 0.034?

Hundredths place. 

300

Write the number three and four tenths as a decimal.

3.4

400

What decimal is halfway between 0.2 and 0.4?

0.3

500

Fill in the blank: 5.6 = 5 + ___ tenths.

0.6 or 6 tenths

Adding and subtracting decimals

100

Add: 0.5 + 0.3.

0.8

200

Subtract: 3.2 - 1.7

1.5

300

What is 4.75 + 2.25?

7.0

400

Subtract: 6.1 - 2.36

3.74

500

A pencil costs $1.45, and a notebook costs $2.75. What is the total cost?

$4.20

Multiplying Decimals

100

What is 0.2 × 4?

0.8

200

Multiply: 0.3 × 0.5

0.15

300

What is 2.4 × 3?

7.2

400

Multiply: 1.25 × 2

2.5

500

A ribbon is 2.5 meters long, and you need to cut it into 4 equal pieces. How long is each piece?

0.625 meters

Dividing decimals

100

What is 0.8 ÷ 2?

0.4

200

Divide: 6 ÷ 0.5

12

300

What is 3.6 ÷ 6?

0.6

400

Divide: 4.8 ÷ 0.8

6

500

If 9.6 kilograms of flour is divided into 4 equal bags, how many kilograms are in each bag?

2.4 kilograms

Comparing decimals

100

• Which is greater: 0.4 or 0.25?

0.4

200

• Order these decimals from smallest to largest: 0.6, 0.09, 0.12.

0.09, 0.12, 0.6

300

Fill in the blank: 0.75 is ___ than 0.8.

less

400

Which is smaller: 1.23 or 1.32?

1.23

500

Place these decimals on a number line: 0.2, 0.5, 0.35.

0.2, 0.35, 0.5