4th Grade Math: Decimals Games

Decimals Using Models

Fill in Color to Represent the Decimal Numbers

Fill in colors to represent the decimal numbers in this game.

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Decimals Using Models

Identify Decimal Numbers Using Fraction Models

Add more arrows to your child’s math quiver by identifying decimal numbers using fraction models.

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Decimal Place Value

Identify the Place Value and Complete the Chart

Use your math skills to identify the place value and complete the chart.

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Decimals On A Number Line

Choose the Decimal Number Represented on The Number Line

Help kids practice decimals by learning to choose the decimal number represented on the number line.

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Compare Decimals Skills

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Compare Decimals Using A Number Line

Compare Decimals Using Number Line

Shine bright in the math world by learning how to compare decimals using a number line.

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Compare Decimals Using A Number Line

Comparing Decimals Using Number Line

Take the first step towards building your math castle by comparing decimals using a number line.

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Compare Decimals Using A Number Line

Take Help of a Number Line to Compare Decimals

Kids must take help of a number line to compare decimals.

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Order Decimals Skills

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Order Decimals

Order the Decimal Numbers

Take the first step towards building your math castle by practicing how to order decimal numbers.

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Order Decimals

Order Decimals with the Help of Place Value Chart

Use your decimal skills to order decimals with the help of a place value chart.

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Order Decimals

Write a Decimal between Two Hundredths

Enjoy the marvel of mathematics by exploring how to write a decimal between two hundredths.

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Order Decimals

Fill a Decimal Number Between the Two Tenths

Fill a decimal number between the two tenths to practice decimals.

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Round Decimals Skills

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Round Decimals To The Nearest Whole

Round Tenths Using a Number Line

Enter the madness of math-multiverse by exploring how to round tenths using a number line.

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Round Decimals To The Nearest Tenths

Round Hundredths Using a Number Line

Shine bright in the math world by learning how to round hundredths using a number line.

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Round Decimals To The Nearest Hundredths

Round Thousandths Using a Number Line

Take a deep dive into the world of math by rounding thousandths using a number line.

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Round Decimals To The Nearest Whole

Round Tenths to the Nearest Whole

Enjoy the marvel of mathematics by exploring how to round tenths to the nearest whole.

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Convert Decimals To Fractions Skills

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Convert Decimals To Fractions

Change Decimal Numbers into Fractions

Add more arrows to your child’s math quiver by learning to change decimal numbers into fractions.

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Convert Decimals To Fractions

Convert Fractions to Decimals Numbers

Use your math skills to convert fractions into decimals numbers.

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Convert Decimals To Fractions

Change Decimals from Word Form to Fraction Form

Have your own math-themed party by learning how to change decimals from word form to fraction form.

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Convert Decimals To Fractions

Choose the Decimal Fraction Represented by the Word

Use your math skills to choose the decimal fraction represented by the given word.

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Decimal Operations Skills

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Add Decimals

Add Decimals (Less than 1) Using Model

Enjoy the marvel of mathematics by exploring how to add decimals (less than 1) using models.

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Add Decimals

Add Tenths and Hundredths Using Models

Add more arrows to your child’s math quiver by learning to add tenths and hundredths using models.

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Divide Decimals

Divide the Decimal by Power of 10

Have your own math-themed party by learning to divide decimals by power of 10.

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Subtract Decimals

Estimate the Difference

Kids must estimate the difference to practice decimals.

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All Decimals Skills

Compare Decimals

Compare Decimals Using Place Value Chart

Have your own math-themed party by learning how to compare decimals using a place value chart.

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Compare Decimals

Compare Decimals Using Symbols

Take a look at how to compare decimals using symbols in this game.

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Read And Write Decimals

Identify Hundredths using Models

Sharpen your decimal skills by identifying hundredths using models.

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Compare Decimals

Use a Place Chart to Compare Decimals

Kids must use a place chart to compare decimals to play.

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Order Decimals

Identify the Greatest or the Smallest Decimal Number

Apply your knowledge of decimals to identify the greatest or the smallest decimal number.

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Round Decimals

Round Hundredths to the Nearest Whole

Sharpen your number skills by rounding hundredths to the nearest whole.

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Decimal Operations

Add Decimals (Greater than 1) Using Model

Enjoy the marvel of math-multiverse by exploring how to add decimals (greater than 1) using models.

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Read And Write Decimals

Color the Parts to Show Decimal Numbers as Fractions

Sharpen your decimal skills by coloring the parts to show decimal numbers as fractions.

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Compare Decimals

Use Symbols to Compare Decimals

Add more arrows to your child’s math quiver by using symbols to compare decimals.

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Order Decimals

Arrange the Decimal Numbers in an Order

Kids must arrange the decimal numbers in the given order.

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Round Decimals

Round Thousandths to the Nearest Whole

Dive deep into the world of math by rounding thousandths to the nearest whole.

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Decimal Operations

Add Decimals without Regrouping

Enter the madness of math-multiverse by exploring how to add decimals without regrouping.

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Read And Write Decimals

Color Parts to Represent Tenths as Hundredths

Shine bright in the math world by learning how to color parts to represent tenths as hundredths.

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Compare Decimals

Compare Decimal Numbers

Enjoy the marvel of mathematics by exploring how to compare decimal numbers.

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Order Decimals

Arrange the Decimal Numbers From Smallest to Greatest

Use your math skills to arrange the decimal numbers from the smallest to the greatest.

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Convert Decimals To Fractions

Change Hundredths into Decimal Numbers

Unearth the wisdom of mathematics by learning how to change hundredths into decimal numbers.

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Decimal Operations

Add Decimals with Regrouping

Enter the madness of math-multiverse by exploring how to add decimals with regrouping.

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Read And Write Decimals

Shade the Fraction Model to Represent Hundredths as Tenths

Apply your knowledge of decimals to shade the fraction model to represent hundredths as tenths.

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Order Decimals

Order Like Decimals

Learn to solve math problems by ordering like decimals.

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Round Decimals

Round Hundredths to the Nearest Tenth

Use your number skills to round hundredths to the nearest tenth.

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Convert Decimals To Fractions

Convert Decimal Numbers into Fractions

Enter the madness of math-multiverse by exploring how to convert decimal numbers into fractions.

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Read And Write Decimals

Identify Decimals using Models

Apply your math skills to identify decimals using models.

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Order Decimals

Order Unlike Decimals

Enter the madness of math-multiverse by exploring how to order unlike decimals.

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Round Decimals

Round Thousandths to the Nearest Tenth

Learn to solve math problems by rounding thousandths to the nearest tenth.

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Convert Decimals To Fractions

Write Decimals as Mixed Numbers

Dive deep into the world of decimals with our 'Write Decimals as Mixed Numbers' game.

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Read And Write Decimals

Shade Parts to Represent Decimals Greater than 1

Shade parts to represent decimals greater than 1.

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Compare Decimals

Order Decimals less than 1

Take the first step towards building your math castle by practicing to order decimals less than 1.

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Order Decimals

Order Decimals (with Same Wholes)

Unearth the wisdom of mathematics by learning how to order decimals (with same wholes).

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Decimal Operations

Perform Division With Powers of 10 as Divisors

Kids must perform division with powers of 10 as divisors to practice decimals.

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Numbers are among the most basic concepts of mathematics. Children get introduced to numbers in the kindergarten curriculum. As they grow up, they advances to different types of numbers such as whole numbers, natural numbers, decimal numbers, rational numbers etc. All these numbers are based on decimal number system with a base of ten and it uses the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.

Kids relate natural numbers and whole numbers to things they see around them. Decimal numbers are something they get introduced at a later stage. It is highly recommended to use good math manipulatives like base 10 blocks, 10 by 10 grids and other place value models for introducing the topic. This gives a better visual understanding of the topic that stays deeper.

Using math games for 4th graders for further practice of the topic is also recommended. This enables kids to get a repeated practice resulting in computational fluency.

SplashLearn deals with the decimals topic in a very detailed manner with a lot of worksheets and practice problems in various sections.

Introduction to Decimal Numbers

By grade 4, children are already comfortable with the concept of place values for whole numbers.

To revise it, consider the whole number 489.

The number at the right most, 9 is at one's place, the number 8 at ten’s place and the number 4 at the hundred’s place.

That is, there are 4 hundreds, 8 tens and 9 ones in the number 489.

The number can be decomposed as .

In whole numbers, as you go from right to left, the place value gets multiplied by 10. In other words, as you go from left to right, the place value gets divided by 10. What happens if we go further right to the one's place? As per the logic so far, the place value should get divided by another 10. Let us use this logic to extend the place value system to non-whole numbers, in this context, to decimal numbers.

What is a decimal?

Going further to the right of one's place, the place value should get reduced by one-tenth as it gets divided by 10. This place value of decimals is called tenths. When you move another place to the right, the place value further gets divided by 10, with a value of one-hundredth. This place value is called hundredth.

So, the place value till the one’s place is greater than one and the place values of the numbers right to it are less than one. To mark this segregation a dot called a decimal point is used. The numbers right to the decimal point is called the decimal part and the numbers on the left are called the integral part or whole number part.

Thus, the structure of the base-ten system is uniform. A place value chart with decimals for first two decimal places can be represented as below.

A decimal number can be written as an integral part, decimal point, and a decimal part. For example, the number 32.45 where 4 has a place value of tenths and 5 has hundredths is a decimal number.

Thus, the number 32.45 can be decomposed as .

There are 4 one-tenths in the decimal number 32.45. Each one-tenth can be shown as a shaded part when the whole is divided equally into 10 parts.

Similarly, 4 one-tenth or can be represented by shading 4 parts.

There are 5 one-hundredths in the decimal number 32.45. Each one-hundredth can be shown as a single shaded square when the whole is divided equally into hundred as a 10 by 10 grid.

So, 5 one-hundredth or can be represented by shading 5 squares in the 10 by 10 grid.

Whole numbers also can be written as decimals with zero decimal parts. That is, number 4 as a decimal can be written as 4.00. Similarly, 10 as a decimal can be written as 10.00.

Decimals smaller than 1 may be written with or without zero before the decimal point. That is, both 0.25 and .25 are correct ways to write the decimal.

Children learn about non-terminating decimals and how to round decimals at a later stage. For example, when you write one third as a decimal, it does not terminate. Rounding decimal is an option to find the approximate value there.

SplashLearn has decimal place value worksheets for numbers less than 1 and for the numbers greater than 1 separately in detail.

Once the children are comfortable with the definition of decimals, they can be introduced to its connection with fractions.

Decimals as Fractions

Consider the decimal 0.34. According to the base-ten place value system, there are 3 tenths and 4 hundredths in the number 0.34. That is, it can be expanded as 0 ones + 3 tenths + 4 hundredths.

Now, the fraction can be represented by shading 3 parts of a whole divided equally into 10.

This is equivalent to 30 small squares shaded in the 10 by 10 grid.

Therefore, or in words, 3 tenths is equivalent to 30 hundredths. So, 0.3 and 0.30 are equivalent decimals.

The above result can also be explained using equivalent fractions. To find a fraction equivalent to , the numerator and the denominator have to be multiplied by the same number. Multiply the numerator and denominator by 10.

Thus, and are equivalent fractions.

Coming back to the addition:

Therefore, 0.34 = .

It can be read as 34 hundredths or 3 tenths 4 hundredths.

The converting fraction worksheets provided by SplashLearn has a handful of questions that models tenths and hundredths using fractional strips.

Decimals Fractions – The Equivalence

The conversion from decimal to a fraction is explained using the area models and decimal place value chart in the above section.

Converting fractions to decimal can be done in two ways. One way is to write the fraction with a denominator as multiple of 10.

For example, to write the fraction 1/5 as a decimal, multiply the numerator and the denominator of the fraction by 2.

Now, 2 tenths can be converted to decimal easily as 0.2. Thus, .

To write 5/4 as a decimal, multiply the fraction by 25/25.

The whole number 125 can be written as 125.0 as a decimal. When you divide a number by 100, the decimal point is shifted 2 decimal places to the left.

That is:

Thus, .

Another method is to divide the numerator of the fraction by the denominator.

To write 2/5 as a decimal, divide 2 by 5.

The child can either use a decimal calculator or find the quotient by long division.

Thus, 2/5 as a decimal can be written as 0.4.

Note that, the fractions with denominator 10 or 100 also goes through the same process when written in decimal. To write 3/10 as a decimal, divide 3 by 10 resulting in the shift of decimal point one decimal place to the left. Thus 3/10 = 0.3.

Decimals and Mixed Number

The integral parts of a mixed fraction and the corresponding decimal are the same. So, to convert mixed number to decimal, first write down the same integral part. Further, the fractional part has to be converted to decimal. Consider the mixed number to convert to decimal. The fraction is equivalent to the decimal .2. Thus, .

Similarly, the number 5.82 can be converted to a fraction as .

Decimals on a number line

Once the children are familiar with the conversions between the decimals and fractions, it is easy to mark decimals on a number line. The child’s previous knowledge about rounding numbers can be used in rounding decimals to locate the approximate place on a number line.

Given a decimal number, say 0.35, the child estimates that it is a number between zero and 1 and it is closer to 0 than 1. The number has 3 at the tenth decimal place and 5 at the hundredth decimal place. Since 0.35 is equivalent to 35 hundredths the point can be plotted on the 35th mark when the unit measure from 0 to 1 on a number line is divided equally into 100 parts. In a simplified form, the number can be plotted right at the middle of 0.3 and 0.4 when the whole from 0 to 1 is divided equally into 20 parts.

The worksheets for representing decimals in different ways give a good practice for kids.

Comparing decimals

Another skill learned at the grade 4 level is comparing decimals based on their sizes.

One needs to realize that comparisons are valid only when the two decimals refer to the same whole. Logically it is very easy to understand using fractional strips.

Here, the two wholes divided into equally into 10 parts each are shown. In the first whole, the 4 parts are shaded and in the second one, 6 are shaded. But if you compare the area of shaded parts, though 4 < 6, the area shaded in the first whole is more than that of the second. So, the comparison is not valid.

Consider the another set of wholes as shown:

The wholes are equal in size but the first whole is divided into 10 equal parts and the second whole into 100.

The number of parts shaded in the first one is 4 and in the second one is 30. Though 30>4, it is clear that the shaded area in the first is greater than that in the second. It is because the first whole is divided into 10 equal parts and the second whole is divided into 100 equal parts. The shaded region in the first whole is 4 tenths and that in the second one is 30 hundredth. 4 tenths are equivalent to 40 hundredths and 40 hundredths are greater than 30 hundredths. Thus, the comparisons are valid only when the two decimals refer to the same whole.

For example, compare the decimals 0.8 and 0.28.

When you convert the decimals to fractions, and the two fractions do not have the same whole.

The decimal 0.8 is 8 tenths and 0.28 is 28 hundredths. To compare the decimals the child need to write 8 tenths as 80 hundredths. Now, the two, 80 hundredths and 28 hundredths refer to the same whole.

Since 80 > 28, 80 hundredths is greater than 28 hundredths and thus 0.8 > 0.28.

Comparing decimals less than 1 can be practiced at SplashLearn.

To make the kids understand the real world applications of the topic, decimal word problems can be illustrated.

Evaluation:

What decimal is represented by the area model?

Ans: 3.12

Convert 63.56 into a mixed number.

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What is 3/5 as a decimal?

Ans: 0.6

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4th Grade Math: Decimals Games

Read And Write Decimals Skills

Fill in Color to Represent the Decimal Numbers

Identify Decimal Numbers Using Fraction Models

Identify the Place Value and Complete the Chart

Choose the Decimal Number Represented on The Number Line

Compare Decimals Skills

Compare Decimals Using Number Line

Comparing Decimals Using Number Line

Take Help of a Number Line to Compare Decimals

Order Decimals Skills

Order the Decimal Numbers

Order Decimals with the Help of Place Value Chart

Write a Decimal between Two Hundredths

Fill a Decimal Number Between the Two Tenths

Round Decimals Skills

Round Tenths Using a Number Line

Round Hundredths Using a Number Line

Round Thousandths Using a Number Line

Round Tenths to the Nearest Whole

Convert Decimals To Fractions Skills

Change Decimal Numbers into Fractions

Convert Fractions to Decimals Numbers

Change Decimals from Word Form to Fraction Form

Choose the Decimal Fraction Represented by the Word

Decimal Operations Skills

Add Decimals (Less than 1) Using Model

Add Tenths and Hundredths Using Models

Divide the Decimal by Power of 10

Estimate the Difference

All Decimals Skills

Compare Decimals Using Place Value Chart

Compare Decimals Using Symbols

Identify Hundredths using Models

Use a Place Chart to Compare Decimals

Identify the Greatest or the Smallest Decimal Number

Round Hundredths to the Nearest Whole

Add Decimals (Greater than 1) Using Model

Color the Parts to Show Decimal Numbers as Fractions

Use Symbols to Compare Decimals

Arrange the Decimal Numbers in an Order

Round Thousandths to the Nearest Whole

Add Decimals without Regrouping

Color Parts to Represent Tenths as Hundredths

Compare Decimal Numbers

Arrange the Decimal Numbers From Smallest to Greatest

Change Hundredths into Decimal Numbers

Add Decimals with Regrouping

Shade the Fraction Model to Represent Hundredths as Tenths

Order Like Decimals

Round Hundredths to the Nearest Tenth

Convert Decimal Numbers into Fractions

Identify Decimals using Models

Order Unlike Decimals

Round Thousandths to the Nearest Tenth

Write Decimals as Mixed Numbers

Shade Parts to Represent Decimals Greater than 1

Order Decimals less than 1

Order Decimals (with Same Wholes)

Perform Division With Powers of 10 as Divisors