Lesson 2 of 8 ยท Grades 4 to 5
Practice: Tenths and hundredths
Ten questions on tenths and hundredths: fractions, decimals, expanded form and the value of a digit in a decimal.
How to use this page
This page gives you ten more questions on the same idea as the lesson "Tenths and hundredths". Work through them at your own speed. Write your answer down or say it out loud before you open the answer box, so you give yourself a real chance to think.
If a question feels hard, go back to the lesson and look at the worked example again. Getting a question wrong is useful; it shows you the part that needs one more look.
Practice questions
Answer all ten questions in your notebook or in your head. Then open each answer to check your work.
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Write 6/10 as a decimal.
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0.6. Six tenths makes 6 in the tenths place.
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Write 0.09 as a fraction.
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9/100. The 9 is in the hundredths place.
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Write 4.25 in expanded form.
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4 + 0.2 + 0.05. Four ones, two tenths and five hundredths.
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What is the value of the 8 in 1.87?
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0.8. The 8 stands in the tenths place, so it is worth 8 tenths.
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Which is bigger: 0.4 or 0.04?
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0.4. It is 4 tenths, while 0.04 is only 4 hundredths.
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Write 50/100 as a decimal.
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0.5. Fifty hundredths is the same as five tenths.
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How many tenths are in one whole?
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10 tenths. Ten tenths make one whole.
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Write 0.6 as hundredths.
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0.60. Six tenths is the same as sixty hundredths.
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A runner completes 0.9 of a lap. Write that as a fraction.
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9/10. The 9 is in the tenths place.
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Which decimal marks 7 hundredths?
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0.07. The 7 sits in the hundredths place, with a zero in the tenths place.