Count tenths in different ways | Maths | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

The dot that sits on a place value chart between the whole numbers and tenths is called __________.

a decimal

a decimal point ✓

a dividing point
One tenth the size of one is __________.

zero

one tenth ✓

one ten

one hundred
Look at the number. What does the six represent?

6 tenths ✓

6 ones

6 tens

6 decimals
Write seven tenths as a decimal number.

'0.7' ✓
Ten tenths are equivalent to ______.

'one' ✓
Match the pictures to the correct value.

A

⇔

0.4 ✓

B

⇔

0.1 ✓

C

⇔

0.9 ✓

D

⇔

0.6 ✓

Write zero point four as a decimal number.

'0.4' ✓
Look at the number line. What number is missing?

'0.8' ✓
Write, in words, one other way that 0.7 could be represented.

'zero point seven' ✓
Which description of the image is incorrect?

sixteen tenths

one point six

one whole and six tenths

zero point sixteen ✓
Write, as a decimal number, what this Gattegno chart represents.

'1.7' ✓
The arrow is pointing to ______ tenths.

'13' ✓

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Recording ten tenths as 0.10 rather than 1 or 1.0

Be sure to address this regularly with pupils whilst counting. Demonstrate the regrouping using place value counters to help.

Decimal number - A decimal number has a decimal point followed by digits that show the fractional part.
Decimal point - A decimal point is a small dot used in a number to separate the whole number from the fractional part.