Place value

Q1. Find the value of the 2 in each of the following.

a) 5.2 b) 19.12 c) 0.02 d) 100.29
e) 0.982 047 f) 491.7521 g) 6.1342 h) 90.0002

Q2. For the following numbers write the value of each digit in words and numbers.
a) 4.1 b) 1.85 c) 0.271 d) 9.020

Q3. Write the following numbers in expanded notation.

a) 2.47 b) 3.69 c) 1.25 d) 56.01

Q4. Add one tenth to each of the following numbers.

a) 5.7 b) 3.6 c) 0.24 d) 0.15

Q5. Add four hundredths to each of the following numbers.

a) 2.11 b) 7.24 c) 512.35 d) 0.107

Q6. Add two thousandths to the following numbers.

a) 9.413 b) 11.305 c) 84.2114 d) 17.7751

Q7. State how many decimal places are in each of the following numbers?
a) 3.15 b) 10.2 c) 100.019 d) 4.60

Comparing decimals

Step 1: Read the question carefully

Step 2: Highlight and define key words

Step 3: Write all decimals one below the other and add zeros to fill in the gaps so that each
decimal has the same number of decimal places

Step 4: Compare the value of the decimals from left to right

Step 5: Write your answer using the original decimals

Q8. Circle the largest number in each of the following.

a) 0.24, 0.32, 0.12 b) 0.76, 0.68, 0.91 c) 0.57, 0.51, 0.59
d) 0.92, 0.99, 0.93 e) 0.192, 0.191, 0.901 f) 0.660, 0.666, 0.662
g) 0.1440, 0.1436, 0.1433 h) 0.0392, 0.039 90, 0.0039
Q9. Write < or > signs between each of the following pairs of numbers to make true
statements.
a) 3.2 2.9 b) 8.6 8.9 c) 0.29 0.39 d) 0.580 0.508
e) 0.048 01 0.4801 l 1 f) 0.0101 0.0120 g) 1.383 1.3824
Q10. Write the following in order from smallest to largest (ascending order).
a) 0.21, 0.39, 0.17, 0.45, 0.33
b) 0.16, 0.19, 0.27, 0.12, 0.22
c) 0.314, 0.413, 0.420, 0.391, 0.502
d) 4.6249, 4.5097, 4.802, 4.6031, 4.0292
e) 13.0294, 13.0291, 13.0229, 13.0299, 13.0929
f) 0.004 65, 0.005 02, 0.003, 0.0056, 0.009
g) 0.507, 0.61, 0.595, 0.5079, 0.617
Q11. Write the following in order from largest to smallest (descending order).
a) 0.36, 0.31, 0.39, 0.48, 0.19 b) 0.27, 0.38, 0.16, 0.02, 0.35

c) 0.91, 0.97, 0.90, 0.95, 0.99 d) 0.02, 0.29, 0.07, 0.13, 0.09

e) 1.264, 1.279, 1.273, 1.291, 1.288 f) 0.442, 0.437, 0.491, 0.406, 0.433

Adding and Subtracting decimals

 PUP RULE - point under point
 To add or subtract decimals, write the numbers in columns, making sure that the decimal
points are directly underneath each other. If there are blank places, replace them with
zeros.
Q12. Add the following.
a) 2 + 3.5 = b) 5 + 8.3 = c) 6 + 2.5 = d) 3 + 7.2 =
e) 1 + 2.9 = f) 7 + 8.35 = g) 0.1 + 2 = h) 0.3 + 5 =
Q13. Subtract the following.
a) 0.8 – 0.2 = b) 0.7 – 0.3 = c) 0.9 – 0.5 = d) 2.8 – 1.4 =
e) 5.6 – 3.3 = f) 8.7 – 2.5 = g) 9.4 – 1.1 = h) 8.5 – 0.5 =
Q14. Work out the following.
Q15. Add the following.

Q16. Josh deposited $27.60 into his bank account. If his balance before the deposit was
$139.40, what is Josh’s new bank balance?

Q17. Jessica bought the following items at the school canteen: 1 can of Coke for $1.60, 1
sausage roll for $1.20, 1 packet of chips for $1.50 and 2 Redskins for $0.40 (Redskins cost
20 cents each). How much did Jessica spend?

Q18. A triathlon consists of a 0.5-kilometre swim, a 15.35-kilometre ride and a 4.2-

kilometre run. How far do the competitors have to travel altogether?

Q19. In one day Amy walked 3.6 kilometres to school, 0.8 kilometres from school to the
shops, 1.2 kilometres from the shops to a friend’s house and finally 2.5 kilometres from her
friend’s house to her home. How far did Amy walk?

Multiplying decimals

 When multiplying by a multiple of 10 move the position of the decimal point the same
number of places to the right as there are zeros. When multiplying by a multiple of 10 the
answer is always larger.
 When multiplying a decimal by a whole number, set the question out as for multiplying
whole numbers. Ignore the decimal points and multiply the numbers then count the total
number of decimal places in all parts of the question. The answer has the same number of
decimal places as the question.

Q20. Calculate the following by moving the position of the decimal point.
a) 6.48 × 10 b) 13.896 × 100 c) 589.0643 × 100
d) 0.2708 × 1000 e) 217.148 96 × 1000 f) 8.426 19 × 100 000
g) 0.820 496 783 × 100 000 h) 32.689 043 267 × 100 000
i) 0.984 326 641 × 1 000 000 j) 59.027 683 017 × 1 000 000
 k) 0.000 278 498 32 × 1 000 000 l) 0.46 × 1000
m) 529 × 10 000 n) 39.486 × 1 000 000

Multiplying decimals by a whole number or another decimal

 To multiply numbers containing decimals, ignore the decimal points and multiply them in
the same way as for whole numbers. Count the number of decimal places in all parts of the
question. Place a decimal point in the answer so that the number of decimal places is the
same as the total number in the question.
Q21. Calculate the following.
a) 3.5 × 4 b) 15.7 × 8 c) 16.3 × 9

d) 14.9 × 21 e) 21.8 × 15 f) 0.62 × 17

g) 2.38 × 23 h) 4.93 × 31 i) 8.62 × 27

Q22. Calculate the following.

a) 1.4 × 0.6 b) 4.2 × 0.7 c) 0.8 × 0.4
d) 9.7 × 0.8 e) 0.35 × 0.4 f) 0.004 × 0.09
g) 0.56 × 0.7 h) 0.030 31 × 0.02 i) 0.0006 × 0.007
j) 0.25 × 1.2 k) 0.37 × 2.3 l) 0.47 × 5.4

Q23. Judy bought 34.5 litres of petrol at 92.9 cents per litre. How much did Judy pay for her
petrol:
a) in cents? b) in dollars?

Q24. James is using the recipe for chocolate chip muffins to make 1.5 times the given
amount. If the recipe lists 0.25 litres of milk in the ingredients, how much milk should James
use for his muffins?

Q25. Find the area of the tennis court shown if area = length × breadth.
 Dividing decimals by whole numbers

To divide a decimal by a whole number:

 set the question out as for division of whole numbers
 divide as for whole numbers
 Decimal point in the answer must be exactly in line with the decimal point in the question.

Q26. Calculate:
a) 3.6 ÷ 6 b) 21.7 ÷ 7 c) 17.4 ÷ 6
d) 4.86 ÷ 9 e) 8.05 ÷ 5 f) 14.13 ÷ 3
g) 9.68 ÷ 4 h) 1.576 ÷ 2 i) 17.847 ÷ 9
j) 8.029 ÷ 7 k) 32.5608 ÷ 8 l) 41.8645 ÷ 5

Q27. Calculate the following. In each case, add zeros and keep dividing until there is no
remainder.
a) 3.7 ÷ 2 b) 9.5 ÷ 2 c) 7.3 ÷ 5
d) 9.8 ÷ 4 e) 7.5 ÷ 6 f) 55.6 ÷ 8

Q28. Calculate the following.

a) 15.9 ÷ 60 b) 23.7 ÷ 30 c) 164.5 ÷ 700
d) 238 ÷ 400 e) 8.79 ÷ 6000 f) 5.22 ÷ 3000

Q29. Stephanie spent $6.95 on 12 pieces of chocolates from The Chocolate Fox. What was
the cost of each chocolate? Give your answer to the nearest 5 cents.

Q30. If you have $22.50 for bus fares to school for the week, how much would you spend
on each of the 5 days?

Q31. Emily wants to make 10 cushions from 6.75 metres of material that she found on a
table of remnants at Costlight Fabrics. How much material would she have for each cushion?

Dividing decimals by 10, 100 or 1000 and so on

Q32. Calculate:
a) 42.7 ÷ 10 b) 353.1 ÷ 10 c) 24.422 ÷ 10
d) 5689.3 ÷ 100 e) 12 135.18 ÷ 1000 f) 93 261.1 ÷ 10 000
g) 2.9 ÷ 100 h) 13.62 ÷ 10 000 i) 0.54 ÷ 1000
j) 36.7 ÷ 100 k) 0.02 ÷ 10 000 l) 1000.04 ÷ 100 000

Q33. Calculate:
a) 22.913 × 100 b) 0.031 67 × 1000 c) 4.9 ÷ 10
d) 22.2 ÷ 100 e) 6348.9 × 10 000 f) 1.0032 ÷ 1000
 Dividing decimals by decimals

 To divide a decimal by a decimal, change the second decimal (the divisor) to a whole
number. This can be done by rewriting the question as a fraction, then multiplying both
numerator and denominator by whichever power of 10 makes the denominator a whole
number.

Q34.Calculate:
a) 2.5÷ 0.5 b) 4.2 ÷ 0.6 c) 6.4÷ 0.8
d) 8.1 ÷ 0.9 e) 2.8 ÷ 0.7 f) 6.66 ÷ 0.6
g) 0.248 ÷ 0.8 h) 3.57 ÷ 0.7 i) 1.32 ÷ 0.6
Q35. Calculate:

a) 172.0488÷0.11 b) 0.510 48 ÷ 0.12 c) 142.888÷ 0.08

d) 0.028 692 ÷0.06 e) 473.159 61 ÷ 0.03 f) 32.619 ÷ 0.02
Q36. How many 1.25-litre bottles of Coke could be poured into a 25-litre drink dispenser?

Q37. The area of Tanya’s lounge room is 85.8 square metres. How many people could she fit
in the lounge room if each person takes up 1.2 square metres?

Q38. How many compact discs can be stacked on a shelf that is 28.6 centimetres high if each
compact disc case is 1.1 centimetres high?

Q39. How many Big Macs could be bought for $562.80 if each Big Mac costs $1.20?

Rounding decimals

To round a decimal
 Look at the first digit past the number of decimal places required. If this number is less
than 5, write the number with the number of decimal places required.
 If this number is 5 or more, add 1 to the last decimal place being kept. If you add 1 to
the last decimal place and the number in this position is a 9, the result is 10. The 0 is
put in the last required place and the 1 is added to the digit in the next place to the left.

Q40. Round the following to 2 decimal places.

a) 0.3241 = 0.32 b) 0.863 = 0.86 c) 1.246 10 = 1.25 d) 13.049 92

e) 7.128 63 f) 100.813 82 g) 71.260 39 h) 0.0092

Q41. Round the following to 1 decimal place.

a) 0.410 b) 0.87 c) 9.27 d) 25.25

e) 300.06 f) 12.82 g) 99.91 h) 8.88
Q42. Round the following to the number of decimal places shown in the brackets.

a) 2.386 214 (2) b) 14.034 59 (1) c) 0.027 135 (2)

d) 0.876 4903 (4) e) 64.295 18 (4) f) 0.382 04 (3)

Q43. Round the following to the nearest whole number.
a) 10.7 b) 8.2 c) 3.6 d) 92.7
e) 112.1 f) 21.76 g) 42.0379 h) 2137.50
Q44. Round the following to the nearest ten.
a) 13 b) 76 c) 138 d) 262 e) 306.2 f) 1484
Q45. Round the following to the nearest hundred.
a) 320 b) 190 c) 894 d) 6751 e) 875.2 f) 9750.051
Q46. Round the following to the nearest thousand.
a) 3426 b) 5890 c) 18 640 d) 28 000 e) 1098 f) 496 830
Q47. In the supermarket Chris’s shopping bill came to $27.68. As there are no 1 or 2 cent
pieces, this amount must be rounded to the nearest 5 cents. How much will Chris pay for
his shopping?

Q48. The maximum temperature was recorded as 24.7°C. In the news broadcast, the
presenter quoted this to the nearest degree. What temperature was quoted?

Converting fractions to decimals and recurring decimals

 To change any fraction into a decimal, divide the denominator into the numerator.
 A recurring decimal is obtained when the decimal places in the answer keep repeating
and the amount left over each time also keeps repeating. An approximate answer can be
found by rounding so that the answer includes one complete cycle of the pattern.
 A recurring decimal can be written exactly by placing a dot above the first and last digits
of the repeating part or by drawing a line above the repeating part.

Q49. Change the following fractions to decimals.

Q50. Write the following recurring decimals using one of the short forms.
a) 2.555 . . . = 2.5 b) 0.666 . . . c) 12.888 88 . . .
d) 49.111 11 . . . e) 0.262 626 . . . f) 0.414 141 . . .
g) 0.913 913 . . . h) 8.641 864 18 . . . i) 0.040 121 21 . . .
Q51. Convert each of the following to a decimal. Continue dividing until a pattern emerges,
then round the answer to the number of decimal places indicated in the brackets.

Converting decimals to fractions

Use your knowledge of place values; express the decimal places as a fraction whose
denominator is a power of 10. Remember to simplify the fraction whenever possible

Q52. Write the following decimals as fractions without simplifying.

a) 0.3 b) 0.5 c) 0.49 d) 0. 0.617 e) 0.9456

Q53. Write the following decimals as mixed numerals without simplifying.

a) 1.3 b) 2.7 c) 2.13 d) 5.27 e) 19.182

Q54. Write the following as fractions, then simplify.

a) 0.4 b) 0.8 c) 0.24 d) 0.44 e) 0.12

f) 0.30 g) 0.64 h) 0.28 i) 0.75 j) 0.120

Q55. Write the following as mixed numerals in simplest form.

a) 1.2 b) 2.8 c) 4.2 d) 8.5

e) 12.42 f) 3.15 g) 6.25 h) 9.140