MathsYears 4–5Fractions, Decimals & Percentages

Decimals: tenths and hundredths

Recognise and write decimal equivalents of any number of tenths or hundredths; recognise and write decimal equivalents to 1/4, 1/2, 3/4

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine a chocolate bar 🍫 with 10 equal squares. Each square is 1 tenth of the whole bar.

  2. 2

    How many squares make 1 whole chocolate bar if it's split into tenths?

  3. 3

    Shade 3 tenths of this chocolate bar by tapping the squares.

  4. 4

    Let's write 3 tenths as a decimal!

  5. 5

    Now shade 7 tenths of this bar — tap 7 squares.

  6. 6

    What decimal is 4 tenths?

  7. 7

    Write 0.9 as tenths: how many tenths is that?

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