Practice Decimals in Math
Use these practice problems to test your method after reviewing the concept explanation and worked examples.
Quick Recap
Numbers written with a decimal point where each position to the right represents tenths, hundredths, thousandths, etc.
Money uses decimals: $3.50 means 3 dollars and 50 cents (half a dollar).
Showing a random 20 of 50 problems.
Example 1
easyCompute .
Example 2
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Example 3
hardOrder from least to greatest: , , , .
Example 4
mediumCompute .
Example 5
easyWhich is bigger: or ?
Example 6
easyCompute .
Example 7
mediumEstimate: by rounding both factors.
Example 8
easyRound to the nearest tenth.
Example 9
mediumConvert to a fraction in simplest form.
Example 10
challengeWhich is bigger: or ?
Example 11
challengeExpress as a fraction. (Hint: it's a well-known repeating decimal.)
Example 12
mediumCompute .
Example 13
challengeWithout a calculator, compute .
Example 14
hardA board is m long. It is cut into pieces of m. How many pieces and how much is left?
Example 15
mediumCompute and explain the decimal placement.
Example 16
hardCompute .
Example 17
easyWrite as a fraction in simplest form.
Example 18
mediumWrite as a decimal.
Example 19
easyCompute .
Example 20
mediumCompute .