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Grade 4 · Math · Unit 7 of 16

Tenths & Decimals

Decimal tenths

What your child practises

Reading, comparing, ordering and rounding decimal tenths, linking them to fractions, and adding and subtracting them.

Ontario Curriculum expectation: B1.7–B1.9, B2.3 · decimal tenths: comparing, rounding, linking to fractions, adding and subtracting

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    The bar has 10 equal parts. What decimal shows the shaded part?

    • 5.0
    • 0.05
    • 0.5
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    0.5

    Hint: Each part is one tenth. Shaded tenths: n tenths = 0.n.

  2. Question 2

    The bar has 10 equal parts. What decimal shows the shaded part?

    • 8.0
    • 0.8
    • 0.08
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    0.8

    Hint: Each part is one tenth. Shaded tenths: n tenths = 0.n.

  3. Question 3

    Round 9.7 to the nearest whole number.

    • 10
    • 9
    • 11
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    10

    Hint: Look at the tenths digit. 5 or more, round up. Less than 5, round down.

  4. Question 4

    Which sign goes in the box?

    1.8 0.2

    • =
    • >
    • <
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    >

    Hint: Compare the ones first, then the tenths.

  5. Question 5

    Which fraction is equal to 0.4?

    • 4/100
    • 4/10
    • 1/5
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    4/10

    Hint: The digit after the decimal point counts tenths.

  6. Question 6

    What is 7.7 − 7.4?

    7.7 − 7.4 = ?

    answer box

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    0.3

    Hint: Line up the decimal points and subtract.

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