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Cogito

Grade 4 Math · Chapter 6 · Lesson 1

Practice Worksheet

Tenths

A fraction written a different way.

10 problems · about 14 minutes · 4.NF.C.6

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Figure — use these to answer the problems

Shade whole columns. Each column is one tenth.

70/100 = 0.70 = 0.7

0.00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.91.0
Hundredths shaded70
Figure 1

Warm-Up Review

From earlier lessons. Loosen up before the new work.

2 problems

  1. From “Line Plots with Fractions”

    Difference between 7/8 and 2/8, in eighths?

    Answer

  2. From “Multiplying a Fraction by a Whole Number”

    4 × 2/9. What is the top number of the answer?

    Answer

Warm Up

Straightforward practice. Get the method working first.

4 problems

  1. How many tenths are in 0.8?

    Answer

  2. What is a decimal?

    • A fraction written another way.
    • A completely new kind of number.

  3. How many tenths are in 0.6?

    Answer

  4. How many tenths make one whole?

    Answer

Build It Up

The same ideas with more to keep track of.

2 problems

  1. How many tenths are in 0.9?

    Answer

  2. Is 0.5 the same as 5/10?

    • Yes. Two ways to write it.
    • No.

Stretch Yourself

Mixed problems. Work out what kind of question it is before you start.

2 problems

  1. The Water

    A jug is 4/10 full. How many tenths is that?

    Answertenths

  2. The Race

    Leo finished 9/10 of the race. How many tenths are left?

    Answertenths