Decimal Dig

Math Grades 4–5

Decimal Dig!
The whole dig site is 1. What decimal shows the part that is dug (the dark squares)?
Each column is one tenth. Each little square is one hundredth.
87 of the 100 squares are dug: 8 full columns (8 tenths) and 7 more squares (7 hundredths) = 0.87.

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About This Game

Dig for fossils with decimals: read tenths and hundredths on a dig-site grid, find the fossil on a number line, and figure out which fossil is buried deeper. Watch out: a longer number is not always bigger!

Skills practiced:

  • Decimals
  • Tenths
  • Hundredths
  • Number Line
  • Comparing Decimals

Curriculum:

Grades 4–5 Math
Decimals

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Quick info for parents and teachers:

Grade:
4–5
Subject:
Math
Skill:
Decimals
Cost:
Free

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