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Year 5

Recall common fraction-decimal equivalents

I can recall common fraction - decimal equivalents.

New
New
Year 5

Recall common fraction-decimal equivalents

I can recall common fraction - decimal equivalents.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. 0.1 is equal to 1/10
  2. 0.2 is equal to 1/5
  3. 0.25 is equal to 1/4
  4. 0.5 is equal to 1/2
  5. 0.75 is equal to 3/4

Common misconception

Knowing and understanding that one-fifth as a fraction is equivalent to 0.2 as a decimal and that counting in steps of 0.2 is the same as counting in fifths.

Make sure that pupils have the opportunity to rehearse the fact that one-fifth is equivalent to 0.2 more frequently during the lesson and at other times when looking at fractions and decimals.

Keywords

  • Equivalent - Numbers are equivalent if they have exactly the same value.

Licence

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6 Questions

Q1.
What fraction and decimal of the hundred square is shaded?
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$${1}\over{3}$$
0.33333333
Correct answer: $${1}\over{4}$$
Correct answer: 0.25
Q2.
What fraction and decimal of the hundred square is shaded?
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Correct answer: $${1}\over{10}$$
0.2
Correct answer: 0.1
$${2}\over{5}$$
Q3.
What fraction and decimal of the hundred square is shaded?
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2.25
Correct answer: $${1}\over{2}$$
$${2}\over{25}$$
Correct answer: 0.5
Q4.
One-quarter of 100 is equal to
Correct Answer: 25, twenty-five
Q5.
One-tenth of 100 is equal to
Correct Answer: 10, ten
Q6.
One-fifth of 100 is equal to
Correct Answer: 20, twenty

6 Questions

Q1.
$${1}\over{3}$$ and $${2}\over{3}$$ are harder to convert to decimals because ...
The denominator is an odd number.
Correct answer: 3 is not a factor of 10 or 100
Q2.
Match the fractions to their decimal equivalents.
Correct Answer:$${3} \over {100}$$,0.03

0.03

Correct Answer:$${3} \over {4}$$,0.75

0.75

Correct Answer:$${3} \over {5}$$,0.6

0.6

Correct Answer:$${3} \over {10}$$,0.3

0.3

Q3.
Which pairs of cards are equivalent?
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Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
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Q4.
What decimal is equivalent to $${2}\over{5}$$?
Correct Answer: 0.4
Q5.
What decimal is approximately equivalent to $${2}\over{3}$$?
Correct Answer: 0.666, 0.667, 0.6666, 0.66
Q6.
Order the fractions and decimals from the largest to the smallest.
1 - $${1}\over{3}$$
2 - 0.3
3 - $${1}\over{5}$$
4 - $${3}\over{100}$$
5 - 0.02

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