Comparing and Ordering Decimals

When comparing decimals with different numbers of decimal places, what can you do to make the comparison easier?

• Round all numbers to the nearest whole number

• Add zeros to the right of the decimal to make all numbers have the same number of decimal places

• Ignore all numbers after the decimal point

•  Multiply all numbers by 10

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CCSS.4.NF.C.7

In the number 4.036, what place value is the digit 3 in?

• Tenths

• Hundredths

• Thousandths

• Ones

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CCSS.5.NBT.A.3A

Which of these numbers is the greatest?

• 3.9

• 3.607

• 3.09

• 3.1

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CCSS.5.NBT.A.3B

When comparing 6.4 and 6.51, which statement is true?

• 6.4 is greater because 4 is greater than 1

• 6.51 is greater because it has more digits after the decimal

• 6.51 is greater because 51 hundredths is more than 4 tenths

• They are equal because they both start with 6

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CCSS.4.NF.C.7

If you need to put these numbers in order from least to greatest, which order is correct?

   6.387, 6.4, 6.51, 6.995

 

• 6.51, 6.4, 6.387, 6.995

• 6.995, 6.51, 6.4, 6.387

• 6.4, 6.51, 6.387, 6.995

• 6.387, 6.4, 6.51, 6.995

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CCSS.5.NBT.A.3B