By Mrs R. Maharaj

(Educator)

Recall :

A Fraction is a part of a whole.

½ 3/4

We can write a fraction of a whole in different ways

• Numbers like ½ and ¾ are called common fractions.

• Numbers like 0,5 and 0,75 are called decimal fractions,

because their denominators are powers of ten (and deci –

means a tenth of)

We can use a place value chart to read and understand

decimal fractions.

Write 26, 38 in words in two different ways.

Answer : Twenty six comma three eight or

Twenty six and thirty eight hundreths.

ThousandsTh

HundredsH

TensT

UnitsU

Tenthst

Hundredthsh

Thousandthsth

2 6, 3 8

Counting in decimal fractions :

0,1 ; 0,2 ; 0,3 ; 0,4 ; 0,5 ; 0,6

Remember that the decimal comma separates the whole

numbers from the fractions.

Write down the place value of the underlined digit :

16, 35

Answer : hundredths (h)

1. Write these decimal fractions in words in 2 different ways.

1.1. 6, 3 1.2. 8, 43

1.3. 29, 05 1.4. 127, 38

2. Write these numbers as decimal fractions :

2.1. three comma two three.

2.2. four and two tenths.

2.3. zero comma six

2.4. six comma zero five

3. Complete the sequence of numbers :

3.1. 1,1 ; 1,0 ; 0,9 ; ____ ; ____ ; ____

3.2. 0,2 ; 0,4 ; 0,6 ; ____ ; ____ ; ____

3.3. 0,03 ; 0,06 ; 0,09 ; ____ ; ____ ; ____

4. Write down the place value of each underlined digit :

4.1. 7, 256

4.2. 25, 92

4.3. 157, 834

4.4. 2, 385