CBSE Class 6 Mathematics Decimals Assignment Set B

Question. It is estimated that many adults consume about 28.8 g (about 12 teaspoons) of sodium every day. This quantity is twelve times the amount that is recommended for a healthy heart. According to this, what is the recommended quantity of sodium per day for a healthy heart?
(a) 1g
(b) 2.4g
(c) 12g
(d) 16.8g

Answer : B

Question. About how much water is a regular sized home aquarium likely to hold when completely full?

(a) 3 litres
(b) 30 litres
(c) 30 kilolitres
(d) 300 Millilitres

Answer : B

Question. Taking the large square to be 1, what decimal fraction does the shaded part represent?

(a) 0.027
(b) 0.27
(c) 2.7
(d) 7.2

Answer : B

Question. Mahesh had bought 2 hand painted mugs from the shop THE WEEK BEFORE the sale started. How much would he have saved if he had bought the mugs at the reduced price?

(a) Rs. 29.50
(b) Rs. 59
(c) Rs. 69
(d) Rs. 90.50

Answer : B

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

Answer : C

Question. How much heavier is a cake that weighs 2 kg 80 g than one that weighs 750 g?
(a) 330 g
(b) 1 kg 330 g
(c) 1 kg 670 g
(d) 2 kg 50 g 

Answer : B

Question. The thermometer below shows the reading after Mehul took his temperature. What temperature is the thermometer showing?

(a) 38.4
(b) 38.6
(c) 38.8
(d) 39.2

Answer : C

Question. The figure shows the length of a new pencil and its length after Seema used it for a day. Between which two numbers does the fraction of the reduced pencil to the length of the original pencil lies? 

(a) 1.1 to 1.2
(b) 0 to 1
(c) 2.2 to 3
(d) 2 to 3

Answer : B

Question. Which of the following lengths can be measured accurately using a ruler like this one?

(a) 2.25cm
(b) 4.3cm
(c) 5.5cm
(d) 8.1cm

Answer : C

Question. What is the length of the line shown next to the ruler?

(a) 2.4 units
(b) 3 units
(c) 3.4 units
(d) 3.6 units

Answer : A

Question. 41.60 ÷ 20 is equal to
(a) 28
(b) 2.08
(c) 280
(d) 2800

Answer : B

Question. One  thousandth  part of 60 is
(a) 0.006
(b) 0.6
(c) 0
(d) 0.06

Answer : D

Question. The present heights of two saplings P and Q are shown below. Sapling P grows 0. 5 cm daily and Q grows 1. 5 cm daily. What will be their relative heights after 2 days?

(a) P will be 3 cm taller than Q
(b) Q will be 3 cm taller than P
(c) P will be 4 cm taller than Q
(d) Q will be 4 cm taller than P

Answer : D

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

Answer : 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 GlFrom the Vanishing Hall, which is further and how much: Monster's Marsh or Wizard's World Superstore?

(a) Wizard's World superstore is 2. 37 Gl further
(b) Monster's Marsh is 0. 78 Gl further
(c) Monster's Marsh is 1. 22 Gl further
(d) Wizard's World superstore is 1. 22 Gl further

Answer : D

1. The weights of new born babies (in kg) in a hospital on a particular day are as follows:

2.3, 2.2, 2.1, 2.7, 2.6, 3.0, 2.5, 2.9, 2.8, 3.1, 2.5, 2.8, 2.7, 2.9, 2.4

(i) Rearrange the weights in descending order.

(ii) Determine the highest weight.

(iii) Determine the lowest weight.

(iv) Determine the range.

(v) How many babies were born on that day?

(vi) How many babies weigh below 2.5 kg?

(vii) How many babies weigh more than 2.8?

(viii) How many babies weigh 2.8 kg?

2. Following figures relate the weekly wages (in Rs.) of 15 workers in a factory:

300, 250, 200, 250, 200, 150, 350, 200, 250, 200, 150, 300, 150, 200, 250.

Prepare a frequency table.

(i) What is the range in wages (in Rs.)?

(ii) How many workers are getting Rs. 350?

(iii) How many workers are getting the minimum wages?

3. Construct a frequency distribution table for the following marks obtained by 25 students in a history test in class VI of a school:

9, 17, 12, 20, 9, 18, 25, 17, 19, 9, 12, 9, 12, 18, 17, 19, 20, 25, 9, 12, 17, 19, 19, 20, 9

(i) What is the range of marks?

(ii) What is the highest mark?

(iii) Which mark is occurring more frequently?

4. In a Mathematics test following marks were obtained by 40 students of class VI. Arrange these marks in a table using tally marks.

8, 1, 3, 7, 6, 5, 5, 4, 4, 2, 4, 9, 5,

5. Following is the pictograph of the number of Clocks as manufactured by a factory, in a particular week.

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