Decimals in words

The  exercise appears under the 4th grade (U.S.) Math Mission, Arithmetic Math Mission and Pre-algebra Math Mission. This exercise practices writing decimals from words.

Types of Problems
There is two types of problem in this exercise:
 * 1. How can we write __ in words?: This problem has a decimal and the student is asked to re-write the decimal in words.


 * 2. Write __ as a decimal.: This problem has a decimal in words (example: 6 tenths), and the student is asked to convert them into a decimal.

Strategies
Knowledge of place value and decimals are essential to ensure success in this exercise.
 * 1. An example of tenths is $$0.1$$, and an example of hundreths are $$0.01$$.

Real-life Applications

 * 1) Decimals appear in every-day media to display information to consumers.