Step-by-step Maths Level 5 · Decimals to tenths and hundredths · Summary
Step-by-step Maths Level 5 Decimals to tenths and hundredths: summary and key words
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Chapter summary
| Skill | Method |
|---|---|
| Hundredths | Two places after the point: tenths, then hundredths; 7/100 = 0.07 |
| Digit values | The value depends on the place: 4.56 has 5 tenths and 6 hundredths |
| Equal decimals | A zero at the end does not change the value: 0.5 = 0.50 |
| Comparing | Whole numbers, then tenths, then hundredths |
| Rounding | Look at the digit after the place; 5 or more rounds up |
| Money and lengths | Line up the points; add or subtract; keep two places for pence |
Can you…?
- I can read and write decimals to two places
- I can say the value of the tenths and hundredths digits
- I can place a hundredths number on a 0 to 1 number line
- I can compare and order decimals to hundredths, and write 0.5 as 0.50
- I can round decimals to the nearest whole number, tenth and hundredth
- I can add and subtract money and lengths with decimals
Key terms
- hundredth
- one of 100 equal parts; written as 0.01 or as 1/100
- decimal point
- the dot that separates the whole number from the parts
- round
- make a number simpler, to the nearest place
- value
- what a digit is worth because of its place