Primary 4 · Mathematics · Decimals

Decimals questions for Primary 4 Maths

10 questions to work through online. Answer and you get the working straight away, then a score at the end. No sign-up, and you can retake it as often as you like.

  • Decimal place value
  • Adding decimals
  • Subtracting decimals
  • Comparing decimals
  • Fractions as decimals
  • Rounding decimals
  • Multiplying decimals
  • Dividing decimals
  • Decimals in measurement
  • Word problem
0 of 10 answered
Question 1 of 10Decimal place value
In 47.36, what does the digit 3 stand for?
Question 2 of 10Adding decimals
3.45 + 2.78 = ?
Question 3 of 10Subtracting decimals
8 − 3.65 = ?
Question 4 of 10Comparing decimals
Which of these decimals is the largest?
Question 5 of 10Fractions as decimals
Write 3/4 as a decimal.
Question 6 of 10Rounding decimals
Round 12.68 to 1 decimal place.
Question 7 of 10Multiplying decimals
4.5 × 3 = ?
Question 8 of 10Dividing decimals
9.6 ÷ 4 = ?
Question 9 of 10Decimals in measurement
A ribbon is 2.45 m long. How long is it in centimetres?
Question 10 of 10Word problem
A tank held 10 litres of water. 3.45 litres were used. How much water was left?
Answers and explanations for all 10 questions

Every answer with the reasoning behind it. Worth reading after you have tried the set — or on its own, if you are a parent marking it.

  1. In 47.36, what does the digit 3 stand for?

    Answer: 0.3

    The 3 sits in the tenths place, one step after the decimal point, so it stands for 0.3.

  2. 3.45 + 2.78 = ?

    Answer: 6.23

    3.45 + 2.78 = 6.23 — line up the decimal points before adding.

  3. 8 − 3.65 = ?

    Answer: 4.35

    8 − 3.65 = 4.35. Write 8 as 8.00 so the columns line up.

  4. Which of these decimals is the largest?

    Answer: 6.09

    All four are 6 and a bit. Compare tenths first: 6.09 has 0 tenths and 9 hundredths, which beats the rest.

  5. Write 3/4 as a decimal.

    Answer: 0.75

    3/4 is 3 ÷ 4 = 0.75.

  6. Round 12.68 to 1 decimal place.

    Answer: 12.7

    The hundredths digit is 8, which is 5 or more, so 12.68 rounds up to 12.7.

  7. 4.5 × 3 = ?

    Answer: 13.5

    4.5 × 3 = 13.5.

  8. 9.6 ÷ 4 = ?

    Answer: 2.4

    9.6 ÷ 4 = 2.4.

  9. A ribbon is 2.45 m long. How long is it in centimetres?

    Answer: 245 cm

    1 m = 100 cm, so 2.45 m = 2.45 × 100 = 245 cm.

  10. A tank held 10 litres of water. 3.45 litres were used. How much water was left?

    Answer: 6.55 ℓ

    10 − 3.45 = 6.55, so 6.55 ℓ is left.