Introduction to decimals
Tenths and hundredths — what 0.5 and 1.25 mean. Decimal point, reading, comparing and rounding, plus adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing decimals.
Available exercises
Decimal place value
Identify the digit in the tenths or hundredths place of a decimal.
Decimal on a number line
Read the decimal marked by a point on a 0..1 number line.
Compare decimals
Choose <, > or = to compare two decimals.
Decimals and fractions
Match a decimal with its fraction (tenths or hundredths).
📚 Want to learn more?
- Decimals — introduction
- Tenths, hundredths and place value
- Decimals on a number line
- Comparing decimals
- Decimals as fractions
- Adding and subtracting decimals
- Multiplying, dividing and rounding decimals
- For parents
- Recurring vs terminating decimals (grade 7)
- Word problems with decimals — shopping and money
- Multi-step problems — organising the working
- Word problems — Year 6 introduction