CHAPTER – 8

DECIMALS
 Length
Exercise 8.1
6. Express the following as cm using decimals.
(a) 2 mm (b) 30 mm (c) 116 mm (d) 4 cm 2 mm (e) 162 mm (f) 83 mm

10 mm = 1 cm
𝟏
1 mm = cm
𝟏𝟎

𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
a) 1 mm = 𝒄𝒎 c) 1mm = 𝒄𝒎 e) 1 mm = 𝒄𝒎
𝟏𝟎 𝟏𝟎 𝟏𝟎
𝟐 𝟏𝟏𝟔 𝟏𝟔𝟐
2 mm = cm = 0.2 cm 116 mm = cm = 11.6 cm 162 mm = cm = 16.2 cm
𝟏𝟎 𝟏𝟎 𝟏𝟎

𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
b) 1 mm = 𝒄𝒎 d) 1mm = 𝟏𝟎 𝒄𝒎 f) 1 mm = 𝒄𝒎
𝟏𝟎 𝟏𝟎
𝟑𝟎 𝟐 𝟖𝟑
30 mm = cm = 3 cm 4 cm 2 mm = 4cm and 𝟏𝟎 cm = 4.2 cm 83 mm = cm = 8.3 cm
𝟏𝟎 𝟏𝟎
 Money
Exercise: 8.4
1. Express as rupees using decimals :
100 paise = 1 Rupee
1
1 paisa = 𝑅𝑢𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑠
100

5
(i) 5 paise Rs. or Rs. 0.05
100

75
Rs.100 or Rs. 0.75
(ii) 75 paise
20
Rs. or Rs. 0.20
(iii) 20 paise 100

90
Rs. 50 and Rs. or
(iv) 50 Rupees 90 paise Rs. 50.90
100

725
(v) 725 paise Rs. 100 or Rs. 7.25
 Length
Exercise: 8.4
3. Express as cm using decimals :
10 mm = 1 cm
1
1 mm = 𝑐𝑚
10

5
(i) 5 mm 10
cm or 0.5 cm

60
(ii) 60 mm 10
𝑐𝑚 or 6.0 cm or 6 cm

164
(iii) 164 mm 10
𝑐𝑚 or 16.4 cm

8
(iv) 9 cm 8 mm 9 cm and
10
𝑐𝑚 or 9.8 cm
 Exercise 8.1
10. (a) The length of Ramesh’s notebook is 10. (b) The length of a young gram plant is 65 mm. Express its
9 cm 5 mm. length in cm.
What will be its length in cm?
𝟏 𝟏
Solution (a) 1mm = 𝒄𝒎 Solution (b) 1mm = 𝒄𝒎
𝟏𝟎 𝟏𝟎
𝟓 𝟔𝟓
9 cm 5 mm = 9cm cm = 9.5 cm 65 mm = cm = 6.5 cm
𝟏𝟎 𝟏𝟎

So, length of Ramesh’s notebook in cm will be 9.5 cm. So, length of gram plant in cm will be 6.5 cm.
 Length
Exercise: 8.4
2. Express as metres using decimals :
100 cm = 1 m
1
1 cm = 𝑚
100

15
(i) 15 cm 100
m or 0.15 m

6
(ii) 6 cm 100
𝑚 or 0.06 m

45
(iii) 2 m 45 cm 2 m and.
100
𝑚 or 2.45 m

7
(iv) 9 m 7 cm 9 m and
100
m or 9.07 m
 Exercise: 8.4
4. Express as km using decimals :
1000 m = 1 km
1
1m= 𝑘𝑚
1000

8
(i) 8 m 1000
km or 0.008 km

88
(ii) 88 m 1000
𝑘𝑚 or 0.088 km

8888
(iii) 8888 m 1000
𝑘𝑚 or 8.888 km

5
(iv) 70 km 5 m 70 km and
1000
𝑚 or 70.005 km
 Weight
Exercise: 8.4
5. Express as kg using decimals :
1000 g = 1 kg
1
1g= 𝑘𝑔
1000

2
(i) 2 g 1000
kg or 0.002 kg

100
(ii) 100 g 1000
𝑘𝑔 or 0.100 kg or 0.1 kg

3750
(iii) 3750 g 1000
𝑘𝑔 or 3.750 kg

8
(iv) 5 kg 8 g 5 kg and
1000
𝑔 or 5.008 kg
 DO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ONYOUR OWN
Exercise 8.4

2. Express as metres using decimals. (e) 419 cm

3. Express as cm using decimals. (e) 93 mm

5. Express as kg using decimals. (e) 26 kg 50 g