Mathematics – Chapter 1

Name : .............................................
Class : 8 ...
School Year : 2020-2021
Teacher : Mr Veron
1. Reading and writing of decimal numbers :

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 1.1. Basic vocabulary :

 Decimal =
means based on
ten (« dix »)
Decimal notation is
the Base-10 way of
writing numbers.

 A decimal point
seperates whole
numbers from
fractions.

 How do we
say in French … ? Complete!
English French
Ten-thousandths
Thousandths
Hundredths
Tenths
Decimal point
Ones
Tens
Hundreds
Thousands

See also:
  Vocabulary Decimal numbers
 Last page in this folder

1.2. Writing decimal numbers in a place value chart:

46 700,431
5 units, 7 hundredths and 9 thousandths
13 400 020,001

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 1.3. Decomposing decimal numbers:
Decimal numbers can be written in different ways :

3 2 4 5324
5,324 = 5 + 0,3 + 0,02 + 0,004 = 5+ + + =
10 100 1000 1000

…………. = ……………………………………. = 2 + 9/100 + 8/1000

0,987 = ……………………………………. = …………………………………………….

1.4. Plotting decimal numbers on a number line:

A (4,32) B (……………) C (………….) D (4,315)

1.4. Comparing decimal numbers

 Eliminating zeros
All the zeros to the right of a decimal number can be eliminated

24,5670  24,567 1,01100  1,011 089,900  ……………… 9,000  …………..

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  How to compare decimal numbers:

FROM THE LEFT TO THE RIGHT. First compare the whole part of the number. If it is the same,
then compare the tenths, then the hundredths, then the thousandths...
If the numbers you are comparing do not have the same number of digits, then you can add
zeros to the right of the decimal number to compare them more easily.
You can also put them in a place value chart:

Put in an increasing order:

5,62 - 6,062 - 5,099 - 5,7 - 6,018 – 5,991 - 5,601 - 6,1 – 6,099

………. < …………. <. …………… < ………… < ………… < …………. < …………… < ……….. < …………

1.5. Inserting decimal numbers

Fill in the missing numbers:

5,0 ……. 5,3 …. 5,7 5,8 6,0

……. …… ……. ….
1.6. Adding and subtracting decimal numbers

The most important thing to remember when adding or subtracting decimal numbers is to:
o Add or subtract only numbers of equal value.
o write down the numbers one under the other, with the decimal points lined up
o put in zeros if necessary so the numbers have the same length
o remember to put the decimal number in the answer

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 24,03 + 5,501 + 39,7 + 8,6 = 77,831

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2. Exercises:
Exercises :

2.1. Draw a line to match each number to its equivalent value in words :

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 2.2. Write each number as digits, putting in decimal points were needed.

2.3. Number dictation (by MV and / or your classmate)

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nine hundred thousand and nine
twenty million and twenty-one
Five hundred and seventy-six billion and sixty-six
six billion and thirty-one million
three million five hundred and seventy thousand, two hundred and thirteen
eight thousand two hundred and fifty
twenty-nine thousand and sixty-four
four hundred and ninety-nine thousand, six hundred and three
two million ninety thousand, one hundred and eleven
one billion seventy-two million, seven hundred and seventy-seven thousand and eighty-eight
sixty-two billion, two hundred and fifty thousand, four hundred and forty-four
thirty-three million, eight hundred and ninety-one thousand, five hundred and five
eight billion, thirty-three million, nine hundred and twenty thousand and four
ninety-nine billion, eight hundred and eighty-three million, seven thousand two hundred and twenty-two
two hundred and eighty-five and two hundredths
five thousand and eighteen and twenty-four thousandths
ninety-five tenths

8,49 8,58 8,67 8,76 ______ ______

12,078 12,079 12,08 12,081 ______ ______
27,96 27,97 27,98 27,99 ______ ______
681,087 _____ 681,093 681,096 681,099 ______
999,909 999,959 1'000,009 1'000,059 1000,109 ______

2.4. Fill in the sequence:

2.5. Place Value Chart: Write the following numbers in the place value chart
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 2.6. Place value: find the number!

 Find a number that has six digits

and where the tens digit is 7, the
hundredths digit is 9, the ones
digit is 0, the thousandths digit is
3, the tenths digit is the double
of the thousandths digit, there
are no hundredths and the first
digit is 1.
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 Find the following number:

o It only has two decimals
o it has the same whole part as 1’890,893
o it’s hundredths digit is the same as in the number 320,815
o it’s tenths digit is worth half of the one in 798,635
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2.8 Eliminate zeros where you can:

023,5060 23,506
95,8700  
905,0320  
0052,001  
00502,2030  
102,0200  
10,01  
10,010  
10,1001  
0202,1010  
11,200  
11,201  
0400,0400  
00,23  
000,540  
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 2.9. Fill in the chart :

3
2.3
2 + 10
5
15 + 100
1
10
95.006
3 7
2 + 10 + 100
5 9
72 + 10 + 1000
24.098
1
100
123.507
6
95 + 1000
100.001
1
201 + 100
1
1000
55.249
1 1
10 + 1000
3
1+ 1000
82.01

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 2.10. Comparing decimals

To compare decimals, first list them one above the other, with the decimal points lined up.
You might find it easier to compare the numbers if you write them out with the same
number of digits after the decimal point. (You can do this by writing 0s on the end of
numbers with fewer decimal places). Then, starting at the left, compare first the whole
numbers then the decimal values going from left to right.

Compare these numbers using the place value chart:

1,1 - 0,011 - 2,142 – 0,32 – 2,014 – 0,098 – 0,8 – 2,01 – 1,01 – 0,09

Ones Tenths Hundredths Thousandths

1 1 0 0

Write the numbers from smallest to largest using < sign:

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2.11. Find the decimal number:

I have 5 digits, all of them even numbers. My thousandth digit is a square number and my
tens digit is half of 16. My hundredths digit is 6 and my tenths number is half of the
thousandths one. All my digits are different.
Can you find out who I am? ...................................................................

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 2.12. Add and subtract decimals: solve !
1 a. 2.5 + 2.870 = _______ 1 b. 1.032 + 1.32 = _______
     
     
     
     
     
     
   

2 a. 5.096 + 0.648 = _______ 2 b. 2.18 – 1.34 = _______

     
     
     
     
     
     
   

3 a. 5.4 + 1.829 = _______ 3 b. 4.59 + 3.7 = _______

     
     
     
     
     
     
   

4 a. 2.60 – 2.5 = _______ 4 b. 4.3 + 2.4 = _______

     
     
     
     
     
     
   

5 b. 2.235 – 1.9 = _______

5 a. 1.7 + 3.381 = _______   
     
     
     
     
    
 

Vocabulary – decimals:

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Un nombre décimal A decimal
Une virgule A (decimal) point
Un millier A thousand
Une centaine A hundred
Une dizaine A ten
Une unité A one
Un dixième A tenth
Un centième A hundredth
Un millième A thousandth
Un tableau de numération A place value chart
Une demi-droite A half line
Une fraction décimale A decimal fraction
L’abscisse The abscissa
Ordre croissant Increasing order
Ordre décroissant Decreasing order
additionner To add
soustraire To subtract
numérateur Numerator
dénominateur Denominator
Le plus grand Greatest
Le plus petit Smallest

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