CBSE Class 6 Mathematics Decimals Assignment Set A

Question. This is a part of the map of “Magic Town” showing some of the main landmarks. 
The distances here are measured in “Giant Leaps” which is written in short as Gl
A smaller unit of length in Magic Town is 'broom length' written in short as bl.
1 Gl = 500 bl
Which of the following distances would be around 4000 bl?

(a) Hotel Greenwich Meridian to Wizard World Superstore (by direct route)
(b) Monster's Marsh to Wizard World Superstore (via Hotel Greenwich)
(c) Vanishing Hall to Hotel Greenwich Meridian
(d) Monster's Marsh to Wizard World Superstore (via Vanishing Hall)

Answer : D

Question. How many hundredths make 1.64?
(a) 4
(b) 16.4
(c) 164
(d) 0.64

Answer : C

Question. In which city was the variation in temperature (difference between the maximum and minimum) the LEAST that day?
The maximum and minimum temperatures recorded in 4 cities on a given day were as below

(a) Chennai
(b) Kolkata
(c) Mumbai
(d) New Delhi

Answer : C

Question. Which of the following is MOST LIKELY TO HAVE BEEN the temperature at 12:30pm in Kolkata that day?
The maximum and minimum temperatures recorded in 4 cities on a given day were as below

(a) 16.5 ^oC
(b) 17 ^oC
(c) 26.5 ^oC
(d) 31 ^oC

Answer : C

Question. Shyam's height when measured in terms of his own footsteps is shown here:
However, Shyam knows that his height is 120 cm. The length of his footstep must then be about

(a) 12 cm
(b) 18 cm
(c) 20 cm
(d) 21 cm

Answer : C

Question. How many tenths make 3?
(a) 3
(b) 50
(c) 30
(d) 10

Answer : C

Question. How many HUNDREDTHS need to be taken away from 1 to leave 4 TENTHS?
(a) 0.6
(b) 6
(c) 4
(d) 60

Answer : D

Question. Which of the following decimals has the least value?
(a) 4 tenths
(b) 6 hundredths
(c) 8 thousandths
(d) 2 tenths and 5 hundredths

Answer : C

Question. Which of these numbers is the greatest?
(a) 75.08
(b) 7.508
(c) 7.058
(d) 75.8

Answer : D

Question. Mrs. Seth buys a melon weighing 1.2 kg. She keeps a quarter of it in the fridge and the REMAINING part is shared equally by 4 persons in their family. What did each person's share weigh?
(a) 225 g
(b) 240 g
(c) 300 g
(d) 450 g

Answer : A

Question. Madhu buys some dress material at a shop. A copy of the bill she gets is shown below. All other things remaining the same, how much would Madhu have paid TOTALLY if the kurta material had cost Rs 79 per metre?

(a) 24
(b) 216
(c) 217
(d) 325

Answer : B

Question. Rose had a triangular wire frame with each side 6 cm long. She opens it out and bends the wire to form a square frame. The length of each side (in cm) of the square frame would be

(a) 3.5
(b) 4.5
(c) 5
(d) 6

Answer : B

Question. The timings of Jyoti Public School are 8:10 AM to 1:35 PM. The day starts with the first period and there are 7 periods of equal duration plus a 45 minute break at the end of the fifth period. 
At what time does the sixth period begin in Jyoti Public School?
(a) 12:55 PM
(b) 1:00 PM
(c) 12:25 PM
(d) 12:15 PM

Answer : D

Question. How much more is 1 than 0.06?
(a) 0.4
(b) 0.04
(c) 0.05
(d) 0.94

Answer : D

Question. Ratna buys 15 metres of lace at Rs. 3.85 per metre. Which of the following will give her the BEST estimate of the total amount that she has to pay?
(a) 15 x 3
(b) 15 x 4
(c) 16 x 3
(d) 17 x 2

Answer : B

Question. Which of the numbers given below can go into the empty space to make the statement true?
3.0407 <……………. <  3.36
(a) 3.4
(b) 3.05
(c) 3.007
(d) 3.0398

Answer : B

Question. How much does the box weigh?

(a) 2 kg 5 g
(b) 2 kg 50 g
(c) 2 kg 500 g
(d) 3 kg 500 g

Answer : C

Question. What must be added to 5 hundredth to get 1?
(a) 0.5
(b) 0.05
(c) 0.09
(d) 0.95

Answer : D

Q.1 Write as decimals:

i) Three ones and 2-tenths ii) Sixty and 3-tenths iii) Nineteen and 9-tenths

iv) One hundred six and 5-tenths

Q.2. Write each of the following as decimals:

i) 6/10 

ii) 300+50+3+1/10+ 3/10

iii) 6 ²/₅

Q.3. Express as fraction:

i) 61.2 ii) 6.4 iii) 0.05 iv) 2.4 v) 2.56

Q.4. Express the following as kilometers (km) using decimals:

i) 2m ii)16m iii)530m iv)915m v)830m

Q.5.Express as Rupees using decimals:

i) 120paise ii)450paise iii)7paise iv) 500paise v) 6 rupees 70 paise

Q.6. Express as kilogram (kg) using decimals:

i) 5g ii) 305g iii) 6325g iv)2 kg 65g v) 7 kg 750g

Q.7. Find the sum of:

i) 25.43, 6.735 and 39 ii) 0.3, 6.2 and 8.932 iii )4.003, 2.65 and 7.1

Q.8. Find the value of:

i) 8.735-6.27 ii) 99.009- 19.9 iii) 1000-27.35

Q.9. Simplify:

i)3.2 X 2.65 X 1.05 ii) 639.5 X 0.05 iii)888.88X 80.08

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