Comparing and Ordering Decimals in 5th Grade Math

What is the main goal of this video?

• To learn how to multiply decimals

• To learn how to subtract decimals

• To learn how to compare and order decimals

• To learn how to add decimals

Why is nine-tenths greater than eighty-five hundredths?

• Because it has more digits

• Because tenths are larger than hundredths

• Because 85 is greater than 9

• Because it is a whole number

What is the first step in comparing decimals?

• Compare the numbers directly

• Line up the decimal points

• Convert them to fractions

• Fill in empty spaces with zeros

What should you do if one number has fewer digits than the other?

• Convert both numbers to fractions

• Ignore the extra digits

• Add zeros to the end of the shorter number

• Remove digits from the longer number

Which number is greater: 5.4 or 5.243?

• 5.4

• 5.243

• Cannot be determined

• They are equal

In the example 3.152 and 3.134, which place value helps determine the larger number?

• Tenths place

• Thousandths place

• Ones place

• Hundredths place

What is the greatest place value position where the digits were different in 1.306 and 1.300?

• Thousandths place

• Ones place

• Hundredths place

• Tenths place

What is the first step when ordering multiple decimals?

• Convert them to fractions

• Line up the decimal points

• Compare the numbers directly

• Add zeros to the end of each number

When ordering decimals, what should you do after lining up the decimal points?

• Ignore the extra digits

• Convert them to fractions

• Add zeros to the end of each number

• Compare the numbers directly

What is the final step in comparing and ordering decimals?

• Line up the decimal points

• Convert them to fractions

• Compare the numbers by their place values

• Add zeros to the end of each number