Understanding Decimal Operations WORKSHEET
Suitable for Year groups: Year 7, Year 8
GCSE Tier: Foundation/Higher
Targeting grades: 4-5
Prerequisite knowledge: Place value understanding to at least hundredths. Performing the four operations with decimals. Comparing and ordering decimal numbers.
Understanding Decimal Operations WORKSHEET DESCRIPTION
Help students make sense of how the four operations behave with decimals through a blend of sorting, comparing, and reasoning tasks.
Section A introduces addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division separately, asking pupils to sort given calculations by whether their answers are less than, equal to, or greater than one. The sorting without completing the calculations builds number sense and highlights how different operations affect decimal values. Section B extends understanding with comparison questions, fill-in-the-gap equations, ordering expressions by size, and true-or-false statements that require justification.
The worksheet encourages learners to think beyond procedures, strengthening both conceptual understanding and fluency when working with decimals.
Section A introduces addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division separately, asking pupils to sort given calculations by whether their answers are less than, equal to, or greater than one. The sorting without completing the calculations builds number sense and highlights how different operations affect decimal values. Section B extends understanding with comparison questions, fill-in-the-gap equations, ordering expressions by size, and true-or-false statements that require justification.
The worksheet encourages learners to think beyond procedures, strengthening both conceptual understanding and fluency when working with decimals.
