Name __________________________________
Date ___________________
Fractions and Decimals on the Meter Stick
10
20
30
40
50
60
What numbered parts
is a meter divided into? ___________________________________
1.
Take a rod.
70
80
How many? _____________
How long is it? _____________________________
What fraction of a meter is it?
What equal fraction can you see on the meter stick?
Write each fraction as a decimal.
__________
Decimal
in Tenths
Write each
decimal
In words:
2.
___________________________________
Decimal in tenths
Take a cube.
What fraction of a meter is it?
Write this decimal in words:
90
=
=
____________
Decimal in
Hundredths
_________________________________________
Decimal in hundredths
How long is it? ______________________________
Write this fraction as a decimal: _____________
___________________________________
Now read each decimal aloud, without using the word “point.”
When you read a decimal in words, you speak a fraction.
The numerator of the fraction is the number to the right of the decimal point.
The denominator of the fraction depends on the number of decimal places, or number of digits to the
right of the decimal point.
If there’s 1 digit to the right of the decimal point, the decimal is tenths. Think of 1 zero in the
number 10.
If there are 2 digits after the decimal point, the decimal is hundredths. Think of 2 zeroes in the
number 100.
Name _____________________________
Date ___________________
Decimals on the Meter Stick
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Write the following numbers as fractions and decimals.
1.
How many tenths? ________
+
Write the fraction:
How many hundredths? ____________
Write the decimal:
_________________
Write the decimal in words: _______________________________________________________________________
2.
How many tenths? ________
Write the fraction:
+
How many hundredths? ____________
Write the decimal:
_________________
Write the decimal in words: _______________________________________________________________________
3.
How many tenths? ________
Write the fraction:
+
How many hundredths? ____________
Write the decimal:
_________________
Write the decimal in words: _______________________________________________________________________
90
4.
How many tenths? ________
How many hundredths does this equal? ______________
Write the fractions in tenths and hundredths.
Write the decimals in tenths and hundredths:
____________
Decimal in Tenths
Write the decimals in words: _________________________________
=
=
Decimal in Tenths
____________
Decimal in Hundredths
______________________________________
Decimal in Hundredths
5.
How many tenths? ________
How many hundredths does this equal? ____________
Write the fractions in tenths and hundredths.
Write the decimals in tenths and hundredths:
____________
Decimal in Tenths
Write the decimals in words: _________________________________
Decimal in Tenths
=
=
____________
Decimal in Hundredths
______________________________________
Decimal in Hundredths
6.
How many tenths? ________
Write the fraction:
+
How many hundredths? ____________
Write the decimal (be careful):
_________________
Write the decimal in words: _______________________________________________________________________
Name __________________________________
Date ___________________
Fractions on the Meter Stick
10
1.
20
Use rods to make
30
1
of the meter stick.
2
Is there another way to write the fraction?
Is there a third way to write the fraction?
2.
Make
40
1
of the meter stick.
4
Write an equal fraction for
How long is
1
2
1
2
50
60
1
4
80
90
1
of a meter? ______________________________________________
2
_____________
____________________________________
Write the decimal
Write the decimal in words
_____________
____________________________________
Write the decimal
Write the decimal in words
You will need both rods and cubes.
1
of a meter.
4
70
How long is
_____________
Write the decimal
1
of a meter? _________________________
4
____________________________________
Write the decimal in words
3.
Make
3
of the meter stick.
4
How long is
Write an equal fraction for
4.
Make
1
3
5.
1
s together with others to make
4
3
4
3
of a meter? _________________________
4
3
4
of a meter.
1
of the meter stick.
5
Can you write two equal fractions for
Write
You can put your
1 as a decimal.
5
How long is
3
4
1
5
_____________
____________________________________
Write the decimal
Write the decimal in words
of a meter? ______________________________________________
1
of a meter ?
5
1
5
_____________
__________________________________________________
Write the decimal in tenths.
Write the decimal in words
_____________
__________________________________________________
Write the decimal in hundredths.
Write it in words
is special. We can’t write it as an even number of centimeters. Instead, we round it to the nearest number that we can
divide by 3: that number is 99.
Can you make
1
3
of the meter stick?
Write an equal fraction for 1
3
of a meter.
How long is
1
3
1
of a meter? _________________________
3
_____________
Write the decimal
____________________________________
Write the decimal in words
Name __________________________________
Date ___________________
Reading, Writing, and Drawing Fractions and Decimals on the Meter Stick
For each row below, you are given one expression of the number: a line on the meter stick, a fraction, a decimal, or the number in words.
Fill in the other 3 expressions on each row. To fill in a line, simply draw a line to the correct length above the meter stick.
For some numbers, you need to write equal fractions and decimals.
1.
______________________________
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
__________
90
=
Write it as a fraction
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
2.
__________
=
Write it as a fraction
3.
______________________________
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
=
__________
Write it as a decimal
.18
=
Write it in words
______________________________
Write it as a decimal
3
__________
= __________
10
Write it in words
=
90
Write it as a fraction
__________
=
Write it as a decimal
__________
Write it in words
=
______________________________
Write the equal fraction
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
Write the equal decimal
Write it in words
4.
__________
=
Write it as a fraction
5.
______________________________
__________
=
Write it as a fraction
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
eighty-two hundredths
=
_________
Write it as a decimal
Write it in words
=
__________
Write it as a decimal
Write it in words
90
6.
__________
=
Write it as a fraction
__________
=
.9
=
______________________________
Write it as a decimal
__________
Write it in words
=
______________________________
Write the equal fraction
47
__________
100 = __________
7.
______________________________
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
20
30
40
50
60
70
Write it in words
=
90
Write it as a fraction
10
Write the equal decimal
80
90
Write it as a decimal
Write it in words
8.
__________
=
Write it as a fraction
__________
=
_________
seventy hundredths
=
Write it as a decimal
__________
Write it in words
=
______________________________
Write the equal fraction
Write the equal decimal
Write it in words
Name __________________________________
Date ___________________
Ordering Fractions and Decimals on the Meter Stick
1.
Label these fractions and decimals on the picture of the meter stick. Fractions go above the line. Decimals go below it.
2.
For every fraction, draw a short arrow to where it goes on the meter stick and write the fraction above it. Then label the equal
decimal in the same place below the meter stick.
3.
For every decimal, draw a short line where it goes on the meter stick and write the decimal below it. Then label the equal
fraction in the same place above the meter stick.
4.
1
is shown as an example.
2
These are the numbers you need to label on the meter stick:
.10
9
10
1
4
.4
Decimals
1
5
1
3
1
2
Fractions
10
.75
20
30
40
50
.5
60
70
80
90
These are the numbers you need to label on the meter stick:
.18
3
10
94
100
.48
.09
3
100
3
4
Fractions
1
2
10
20
30
40
50
.5
Decimals
60
70
80
90