Decimals for Tenths & Hundredths
Use decimal notation for fractions with denominators 10 or 100; read and write decimal numbers as fractions (e.g. 0.62 = 62/100, 0.71 = 71/100)
Typical age: 9–10 years
“If your child sees a price tag showing £0.65, can they rewrite it as a fraction — and go the other way, turning 47/100 into a decimal?”
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Needs first
- Converting tenths to hundredthsREQUIRED
10ths as 100ths supports using decimal notation for both
- Decimal equivalents of tenths and hundredthsREQUIRED
Y4 decimal equivalents of 10ths/100ths is prerequisite to formal decimal notation for fractions
- Decimal & Percent NotationREQUIRED
Using decimal notation for fractions requires decimal, tenths, and hundredths vocabulary
Unlocks next
- Fractions on a number line
Decimal notation supports measurement problems with decimals
- Tenths (age 9+)REQUIRED
Decimal notation for 10ths/100ths is prerequisite to extending to thousandths
- Understanding PercentagesREQUIRED
Decimal notation for fractions is prerequisite to understanding % as parts per 100