MathsYears 4–5Fractions, Decimals & Percentages

Decimal notation: tenths and hundredths

Recognise and write decimal equivalents of any number of tenths or hundredths

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine a big 🍫 chocolate bar with 10 squares. One square is one tenth of the whole bar!

  2. 2

    How many tenths are in one whole chocolate bar?

  3. 3

    Shade 3 tenths of this chocolate bar.

  4. 4

    Let's write 3 tenths as a decimal. 📝

  5. 5

    What is 7 tenths written as a decimal?

  6. 6

    Now imagine each tenth is cut into 10 tiny bits. One tiny bit is one hundredth! 🍫✂️

  7. 7

    Shade 25 hundredths of this bar — that's 25 tiny bits out of 100.

  8. 8

    How do you write 25 hundredths as a decimal?

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