Module 6 Problem Set
Module 6 Problem Set
Decimal Fractions
A STORY OF UNITS
4
GRA DE
Mathematics Curriculum
GRADE 4 • MODULE 6
Table of Contents
GRADE 4 • MODULE 6
Decimal Fractions
Name Date
1. Shade the first 7 units of the tape diagram. Count by tenths to label the number line using a fraction and
a decimal for each point. Circle the decimal that represents the shaded part.
2. Write the total amount of water in fraction form and decimal form. Shade the last bottle to show the
correct amount.
1L 1L 1L
L= L L= L L = 0.9 L
0.5 L 0.5 L 0.5 L
3. Write the total weight of the food on each scale in fraction form or decimal form.
0.4 kg __ kg
8
kg kg kg
10
4. Write the length of the bug in centimeters. (The drawing is not to scale.)
How far does the bug need to walk before its nose is
cm at the 1 cm mark? _________ cm
5. Fill in the blank to make the sentence true in both fraction form and decimal form.
a. 8 0.8 cm + ______ cm = 1.0 cm
cm + ______ cm = 1 cm
10
6. Match each amount expressed in unit form to its equivalent fraction and decimal forms.
5
3 tenths 0.2
10
9
5 tenths 10
0.6
2
6 tenths 0.3
10
3
9 tenths 0.5
10
6
2 tenths 0.9
10
Name Date
1. For each length given below, draw a line segment to match. Express each measurement as an equivalent
mixed number.
a. 2.6 cm
b. 3.4 cm
c. 3.7 cm
d. 4.2 cm
e. 2.5 cm
2. Write the following as equivalent decimals. Then, model and rename the number as shown below.
6 6
2 = 2+ = 2 + 0.6 = 2.6
10 10
4
c. 3 = __________
10
5
d. 2 = __________
10
37
e. = __________
10
Name Date
a. How many tenths in all? Write and draw the same number using ones and
tenths.
There are _________ tenths. How much more is needed to get to 3? _________
b. How many tenths in all? Write and draw the same number using ones and
tenths.
There are _________ tenths. How much more is needed to get to 4? _________
2. Draw disks to represent each number using tens, ones, and tenths. Then, show the expanded form of the
number in fraction form and decimal form as shown. The first one has been completed for you.
Lesson 3: Represent mixed numbers with units of tens, ones, and tenths with 10
place value disks, on the number line, and in expanded form.
How
Mixed
Expanded Form much to
Decimal Number
Point Number Line (fraction or decimal get to
Form (ones and
form) the next
fraction form)
one?
9
a. 3 0.1
10
b.
17 18
c. (7 × 10) + (4 × 1) + (7 × 1 )
10
2
d. 22
10
e. (8 × 10) + (8 × 0.1)
Lesson 3: Represent mixed numbers with units of tens, ones, and tenths with 11
place value disks, on the number line, and in expanded form.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Lesson 3: Represent mixed numbers with units of tens, ones, and tenths with 14
place value disks, on the number line, and in expanded form.
Name Date
d. In decimal form, express the length of the shaded portion of the meter stick.
3. Use the model to add the shaded parts as shown. Write a number bond with the total written in decimal
form and the parts written as fractions. The first one has been done for you.
a.
1 3 13
m+ m= m = 0.13 m
10 100 100
Lesson 4: Use meters to model the decomposition of one whole into hundredths. 15
Represent and count hundredths.
b.
c.
4. On each meter stick, shade in the amount shown. Then, write the equivalent decimal.
8
a. m
10
7
b. m
100
19
c. m
100
5. Draw a number bond, pulling out the tenths from the hundredths as in Problem 3. Write the total as the
equivalent decimal.
19 28
a. m b. m
100 100
77 94
c. d.
100 100
Lesson 4: Use meters to model the decomposition of one whole into hundredths. 16
Represent and count hundredths.
b.
4. Use both tenths and hundredths place value disks to represent each number. Write the equivalent
number in decimal, fraction, and unit form.
3 15
a. = 0. _____ b. = 0. _____
100 100
c. = 0.72 d. = 0.80
e. = 0. _____ f. = 0. _____
Lesson 5: Model the equivalence of tenths and hundredths using the area mode 21
and place value disks.
Lesson 5: Model the equivalence of tenths and hundredths using the area mode 24
and place value disks.
Name Date
1. Shade the area models to represent the number, drawing horizontal lines to make hundredths as needed.
Locate the corresponding point on the number line. Label with a point, and record the mixed number as
a decimal.
15
a. 1 = ___._____
100
47
b. 2 = ___._____
100
2 3
2 3 7 8
Lesson 6: Use the area model and number line to represent mixed numbers with 25
units of ones, tenths, and hundredths in fraction and decimal forms.
3. Write the equivalent fraction and decimal for each of the following numbers.
4. Draw lines from dot to dot to match the decimal form to both the unit form and fraction form. All unit
forms and fractions have at least one match, and some have more than one match.
7.30
3
7 ones 13 hundredths 7
100
7.3
7 ones 3 hundredths 73
7.03
13
7 ones 3 tenths 7
100
7.13
30
7 tens 3 ones 7
100
73
Lesson 6: Use the area model and number line to represent mixed numbers with 26
units of ones, tenths, and hundredths in fraction and decimal forms.
Name Date
1. Write a decimal number sentence to identify the total value of the place value disks.
a.
b.
5 hundreds 4 hundredths
________ + _________ = __________
2. Use the place value chart to answer the following questions. Express the value of the digit in unit form.
4 1 6 8 3
a. The digit _______ is in the hundreds place. It has a value of ____________________________.
5 3 2 1 6
e. The digit _______ is in the hundreds place. It has a value of ____________________________.
Lesson 7: Model mixed numbers with units of hundreds, tens, ones, tenths, and 31
hundredths in expanded form and on the place value chart.
3. Write each decimal as an equivalent fraction. Then, write each number in expanded form, using both
decimal and fraction notation. The first one has been done for you.
Expanded Form
Decimal and
Fraction Form Fraction Notation Decimal Notation
1 1
(1 × 10) + (5 × 1) + (4 × ) + (3 × ) (1 × 10) + (5 × 1) + (4 × 0.1) + (3 × 0.01)
43 10 100
15.43 = 15
100 4 3
10 + 5 + + 10 + 5 + 0.4 + 0.03
10 100
21.4 = _______
38.09 = ______
50.2 = _______
301.07 = _____
620.80 = _____
800.08 = _____
Lesson 7: Model mixed numbers with units of hundreds, tens, ones, tenths, and 32
hundredths in expanded form and on the place value chart.
Name Date
250
1. Use the area model to represent . Complete the number sentence.
100
250
a. = ______ tenths = ______ ones ______ tenths = __.____
100
b. In the space below, explain how you determined your answer to part (a).
5. Complete the chart. The first one has been done for you.
4.2
8.4
10.2
75.5
Name Date
1. Express the lengths of the shaded parts in decimal form. Write a sentence that compares the two
lengths. Use the expression shorter than or longer than in your sentence.
a.
b.
2. a. Examine the mass of each item as shown below on the 1-kilogram scales. Put an X over the items
that are heavier than the avocado.
Lesson 9: Use the place value chart and metric measurement to compare 41
decimals and answer comparison questions.
c. Complete the statements below using the words heavier than or lighter than in your statements.
3. Record the volume of water in each graduated cylinder on the place value chart below.
A B C D E F
1L 1L 1L 1L 1L 1L
0.6 liter 0.3 liter 0.9 liter 0.97 liter 0.19 liter 0.48 liter
Volume of Water (liters) Compare the values using >, <, or =.
Cylinder ones . tenths hundredths
A a. 0.9 L 0.6 L
B b. 0.48 L 0.6 L
C
c. 0.3 L 0.19 L
D
E d. Write the volume of water in each
F graduated cylinder in order from least
to greatest.
Lesson 9: Use the place value chart and metric measurement to compare 42
decimals and answer comparison questions.
Name Date
1. Shade the area models below, decomposing tenths as needed, to represent the pairs of decimal numbers.
Fill in the blank with <, >, or = to compare the decimal numbers.
2. Locate and label the points for each of the decimal numbers on the number line.
Fill in the blank with <, >, or = to compare the decimal numbers.
a. 10.03 10.3
b. 12.68 12.8
Lesson 10: Use area models and the number line to compare decimal numbers, 47
and record comparisons using <, >, and =.
4. Use the symbols <, >, or = to compare. Use pictures as needed to solve.
7 45
c. 6.07 6 d. 0.45
10 10
127
e. 1.72 f. 6 tenths 66 hundredths
100
Lesson 10: Use area models and the number line to compare decimal numbers, 48
and record comparisons using <, >, and =.
Name Date
85 38 364
b. 3.62, 3.7, 3 , ,
100 10 100
3 628 62
c. 6 , 6.31, , , 6.43, 6.40
10 100 10
2. Arrange the following numbers in order from greatest to least using decimal form. Use the > symbol
between each number.
27 27 71 227
a. , 2.07, ,2 , , 2.72
10 100 100 100
_______________________________________________________________________________________
3 134 20
b. 12 , 13.2, , 13.02, 12
10 100 100
_______________________________________________________________________________________
34 4 3 750
c. 7 ,7 , 7 , , 75, 7.2
100 10 10 100
_______________________________________________________________________________________
6 94
3. In the long jump event, Rhonda jumped 1.64 meters. Mary jumped 1 meters. Kerri jumped meter.
10 100
Michelle jumped 1.06 meters. Who jumped the farthest?
3 19
4. In December, 2 feet of snow fell. In January, 2.14 feet of snow fell. In February, 2 feet of snow fell,
10 100
1
and in March, 1 feet of snow fell. During which month did it snow the most? During which month did
10
it snow the least?
Name Date
1. Complete the number sentence by expressing each part using hundredths. Model using the place value
chart, as shown in part (a).
3. Find the sum. Convert tenths to hundredths as needed. Write your answer as a decimal.
2 8 13 4
a. + b. +
10 100 100 10
6 39 70 3
c. + d. +
10 100 100 10
68 8 7 87
c. + d. +
100 10 10 1 00
63
5. Beaker A has liter of iodine. It is filled the rest of the way with water up to 1 liter. Beaker B has
100
4
liter of iodine. It is filled the rest of the way with water up to 1 liter. If both beakers are emptied into
10
a large beaker, how much iodine does the large beaker contain?
Name Date
1. Solve. Convert tenths to hundredths before finding the sum. Rewrite the complete number sentence in
decimal form. Problems 1(a) and 1(b) are partially completed for you.
1 3 10 3 1 3 10 3
a. 2 + =2 + = ______ b. 2 +5 =2 +5 = ______
10 100 100 100 10 100 100 100
24 7 24 7
c. 3 + d. 3 +8
100 10 100 10
9 10 9 45
a. 6 +1 b. 9 +2
10 100 10 100
4 90 37 7
c. 2 +8 d. 6 +7
10 100 100 10
3. Solve by rewriting the number sentence in fraction form. After solving, rewrite the complete number
sentence in decimal form.
Name Date
1. Barrel A contains 2.7 liters of water. Barrel B contains 3.09 liters of water. Together, how much water do
the two barrels contain?
2. Alissa ran a distance of 15.8 kilometers one week and 17.34 kilometers the following week. How far did
she run in the two weeks?
3. An apple orchard sold 140.5 kilograms of apples in the morning and 15.85 kilograms more apples in the
afternoon than in the morning. How many total kilograms of apples were sold that day?
4. A team of three ran a relay race. The final runner’s time was the fastest, measuring 29.2 seconds.
The middle runner’s time was 1.89 seconds slower than the final runner’s. The starting runner’s time
was 0.9 seconds slower than the middle runner’s. What was the team’s total time for the race?
Name Date
Lesson 15: Express money amounts given in various forms as decimal numbers. 69
Solve. Give the total amount of money in fraction and decimal form.
Lesson 15: Express money amounts given in various forms as decimal numbers. 70
Name Date
1. Miguel has 1 dollar bill, 2 dimes, and 7 pennies. John has 2 dollar bills, 3 quarters, and 9 pennies.
How much money do the two boys have in all?
2. Suilin needs 7 dollars 13 cents to buy a book. In her wallet, she finds 3 dollar bills, 4 dimes, and
14 pennies. How much more money does Suilin need to buy the book?
3. Vanessa has 6 dimes and 2 pennies. Joachim has 1 dollar, 3 dimes, and 5 pennies. Jimmy has 5 dollars
and 7 pennies. They want to put their money together to buy a game that costs $8.00. Do they have
enough money to buy the game? If not, how much more money do they need?
4. A pen costs $2.29. A calculator costs 3 times as much as a pen. How much do a pen and a calculator cost
together?
5. Krista has 7 dollars and 32 cents. Malory has 2 dollars and 4 cents. How much money does Krista need to
give Malory so that each of them has the same amount of money?