Writing decimals

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What fraction is coloured?

Four tenths

410

What fraction is coloured?

Five tenths

510

What fraction is coloured?

Two tenths

210

What fraction is coloured?

Seven tenths

710

What fraction is coloured?

Ten tenths= 1 whole

1010

What fraction is coloured red?

Two tenths

210

• 2/10 0 2• 0 2 means zero whole rectangles and

two tenths of a rectangle• This is called a decimal• The dot or point separates the wholes

(units) from the fraction (tenths)

What fraction is coloured red?

Eight tenths

8 0 810

Write as a decimal

Write as a decimal

Write as a decimal

Write as a decimal

What fraction is coloured?

• 1 whole and 5 tenths• Can you write this as a decimal?

What fraction is coloured?

Can you write it in decimal form?

What fraction is coloured?

Write these in decimal form.

• 7 tenths• 3 wholes and 2 tenths• 1 and 5 tenths• 2 tenths

• Congratulations you can now write in decimal form!