Read, Write and Compare Decimals

Front

What is a decimal?

Back

A decimal is a number that includes a decimal point, which separates the whole number part from the fractional part.

Front

How do you read the decimal 0.75 in words?

Back

Zero point seventy-five.

Front

What does the term 'compare' mean in relation to decimals?

Back

To compare decimals means to determine which decimal is greater, less than, or equal to another.

Front

How do you write the decimal 3.14 in words?

Back

Three and fourteen hundredths.

Front

What is the value of the digit 5 in the decimal 4.56?

Back

The value of the digit 5 is five tenths.

Front

How do you order decimals from least to greatest?

Back

Align the decimal points and compare the digits from left to right.

Front

What is the symbol for 'greater than'?

Back

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Front

What is the symbol for 'less than'?

Back

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Front

What does 'rounding' a decimal mean?

Back

Rounding a decimal means adjusting it to a nearby value that is simpler, often to a certain number of decimal places.

Front

Which decimal is greater: 0.5 or 0.45?

Back

0.5 is greater than 0.45.