Game
Rolling Two Dice for Decimals
Greater Than One
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You need:
2 dice
Calculator
Pen and paper
1. Draw 2 columns to
write your answers in.
fractions
decimals
2. Roll the two dice.
3. Divide the larger number by the smaller number. Write the
answer as a fraction in column 1.
4. Use a calculator to divide the larger number by the smaller
number. Write the answer as a decimal in column 2.
5
÷
3
fraction
decimal
5
3
1.66666666
=
5. Do this 10 times. All your answers should be 1 or more.
6. Use a calculator to add the 10 decimal numbers. The total is
your game score.
7. Play the game again and see if you can get a lower
game score.
The lowest possible game score is 10.
How close did you get?
Maths Makes Sense 3 • Block 6
Dice games for developing number skills
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