If you had an apple and you cut it into $2$2 equal pieces to share with a friend, how much would each of you get? You would each get half an apple. One half is an example of a number that is less than one whole. It can be written as $\frac{1}{2}$12 as a fraction or $0.5$0.5 as a decimal.
We can express a part of a whole in words, or we can use numbers and symbols (e.g. fractions or decimals).
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How do we write the number $0.89$0.89 in words?
eighty nine
eighty nine tenths
eighty nine hundredths
eighty nine thousandths
Look at the diagram.
How many squares are shaded in total?
What part of the grid is coloured in yellow?
Give your answer as a:
Written Expression | $\editable{}$ out of $100$100 |
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Fraction | $\frac{\editable{}}{100}$100 |
Decimal | $0.$0.$\editable{}$ |
What part of the grid is coloured in blue?
Give your answer as a:
Written Expression | $\editable{}$ out of $100$100 |
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Fraction | $\frac{\editable{}}{100}$100 |
Decimal | $0.$0.$\editable{}$ |
What part of the grid is coloured in red?
Give your answer as a:
Written Expression | $\editable{}$ out of $100$100 |
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Fraction | $\frac{\editable{}}{100}$100 |
Decimal | $0.$0.$\editable{}$ |
How many squares are shaded in total?
Give your answer as a:
Written Expression | $\editable{}$ out of $100$100 |
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Fraction | $\frac{\editable{}}{100}$100 |
Decimal | $\editable{}$ |
We want to write "$690$690 hundredths" as a decimal.
Which of the following statements is true?
$6.9$6.9 and $6.90$6.90 are different values
$6.9$6.9 is a simpler way of writing $6.90$6.90
$6.90$6.90 is a simpler way of writing $6.9$6.9