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A CAPS Grade 6 Maths worksheet on decimal fractions (Fractions and decimals). 16 questions in three sections that rise in difficulty, 34 marks in all.
Fractions and decimals · CAPS Grade 6
Answer the questions.
Write the shaded part of the bar as a fraction and as a decimal.
In the number 5,34, what is the value of the digit 3?
0,5 is the same as 12.
Write each fraction as a decimal.
310 = and 45100 = and 1 710 =
Which decimal is the biggest?
Work out the answers. Show your working where there is space.
Write these decimals in order, from the smallest to the biggest.
What decimal does the dot show on the number line?
Complete the table. Round each number.
| Number | Nearest whole number | 1 decimal place |
|---|---|---|
| 6,48 | ||
| 12,95 | ||
| 0,76 |
Calculate 14,75 + 8,6.
Calculate 20,5 − 7,85.
Palesa buys a pen for R8,75, a ruler for R12,50 and a book for R23,90. How much does she spend? How much change does she get from R50?
A loaf of bread costs R16,95. How much do 4 loaves cost?
Multiply or divide.
2,35 × 10 = and 2,35 × 100 = and 45,6 ÷ 10 =
Think carefully. Show your working.
Lerato ran 100 m in 14,28 seconds. Nomsa ran it in 13,9 seconds and Karabo in 14,05 seconds. Who was the fastest? How much faster was she than the slowest runner?
Sipho says that 0,6 is smaller than 0,45 because 6 is smaller than 45. Is he right? Explain.
A tank holds 12,5 litres of water. Mpho uses 3,75 litres in the morning and 4,5 litres in the afternoon. How much water is left in the tank?
Total 34 marks
Fractions and decimals · CAPS Grade 6 · 34 marks
| Q | Answer | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 710 = 0,71 mark for 710 and 1 mark for 0,7. | 2 |
| 2 | B. 0,3 | 1 |
| 3 | True | 1 |
| 4 | 310 = 0,3 and 45100 = 0,45 and 1 710 = 1,7 | 3 |
| 5 | D. 0,8 | 1 |
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| 7 | 0,27 | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| 9 | 23,35Line up the decimal commas: 14,75 + 8,60 = 23,35. 1 mark for the method, 1 mark for the answer. | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | 12,65Line up the decimal commas: 20,50 − 7,85 = 12,65. 1 mark for the method, 1 mark for the answer. | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | She spends R45,15 and gets R4,85 change.8,75 + 12,50 + 23,90 = 45,15 (2 marks). 50,00 − 45,15 = 4,85 (1 mark). | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | R67,8016,95 × 4 = 67,80. 1 mark for the method, 1 mark for the answer with the rand sign. | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | 2,35 × 10 = 23,5 and 2,35 × 100 = 235 and 45,6 ÷ 10 = 4,56 | 3 |
| Q | Answer | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Nomsa was the fastest. She was 0,38 seconds faster than Lerato.Nomsa, 13,9 s (1 mark). Slowest is Lerato, 14,28 s (1 mark). 14,28 − 13,90 = 0,38 seconds (1 mark). | 3 |
| 15 | No. 0,6 = 0,60 and 60 hundredths is more than 45 hundredths, so 0,6 is bigger than 0,45.1 mark for no. 1 mark for a reason: write 0,6 as 0,60 or compare the tenths (6 tenths is more than 4 tenths). | 2 |
| 16 | 4,25 litres3,75 + 4,50 = 8,25 litres used (1 mark). 12,50 − 8,25 = 4,25 litres (1 mark). Answer with the unit (1 mark). | 3 |
Total 34 marks
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