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Lesson 14 of 15

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Eleven ideas, eleven checks. The table sits first, so you can look back.

Eleven ideas for the digits that live past the point
IdeaHow it goes
Make a tenthCut one whole into ten equal parts.
Keep splittingA tenth holds ten hundredths. A hundredth holds ten thousandths.
Read it outWholes on the left, parts of one on the right.
Find its spotA decimal with parts lies between two whole numbers.
Compare twoCompare wholes, then tenths, then hundredths, then thousandths.
Swap the nameThe column name is the fraction.
Add or subtractPoints under points. An empty column gets a zero.
Change the unitSmall to big, divide by the count. Big to small, multiply.
Whole plus partA decimal is its whole part plus a fraction. The bottom is 1, then a zero per digit after the point.
BorrowTop digit too small? Borrow from the column on its left. If that column is 0, go one more column left.
Look-alike dotsA tenth of an hour is 6 minutes. A ball is not a tenth of an over. An inch is not a tenth of a foot.

A ribbon end is 5 units and 6 tenths from zero. How is that written?

  • 5.06
  • 56
  • 5.6

How many hundredths make one tenth?

  • 100
  • 10
  • 1000

Which writing holds 4 ones and 7 hundredths?

  • 4.07
  • 4.7
  • 4.007

Between which two whole numbers does 5.3 sit?

  • 5 and 6
  • 3 and 4
  • 0 and 1

Which is more, 1.45 or 1.54?

  • 1.45
  • They are equal
  • 1.54

Which fraction names the same amount as 0.75?

  • 3/4
  • 7/5
  • 75/10

What is 2.7 + 1.45?

  • 3.52
  • 4.15
  • 4.52

A bottle holds 450 mL. How much is that in litres?

  • 45 L
  • 4.5 L
  • 0.45 L

How is 6.04 written as a mixed fraction?

  • 6 4/10
  • 6 4/100
  • 64/100

What is 8.3 − 4.58?

  • 4.28
  • 3.82
  • 3.72

A film runs for 1.6 hours. How long is that in hours and minutes?

  • 1 h 36 min
  • 1 h 6 min
  • 1 h 60 min

Part I, Chapter 3 is called A Peek Beyond the Point. Read it with a pencil and a ruler.

Next: Expressions using Letter-Numbers. A letter can stand in for a number you have not chosen.

Reveal every answer to finish this lesson.