Comparing and Ordering Decimals in 5th Grade Math

What is the main topic of the lesson introduced in the video?

• Adding decimals

• Subtracting decimals

• Multiplying decimals

• Comparing and ordering decimals

When comparing decimals, what is the first step according to the video?

• Compare the hundreds place

• Add the decimals

• Line up the decimal points

• Compare the tenths place

In the example comparing Cloud Peak and Boundary Peak, which digit determined that 2.495 is greater than 2.488?

• The digit in the thousandths place

• The digit in the hundredths place

• The digit in the ones place

• The digit in the tenths place

Why is it important to line up the decimal points when comparing decimals?

• To ensure digits of the same place value are compared

• To make addition easier

• To avoid rounding errors

• To make the numbers look neat

What method is used to compare the height of Cloud Peak to Wheeler Peak in the video?

• Estimating the heights

• Using a place value chart

• Using a calculator

• Rounding the decimals

Which mountain has the greatest height according to the example in the video?

• Mount Denali

• Mount Whitney

• Mount Harvard

• Mount Rainer

In the example of ordering mountain heights, which place value was used to determine the order from least to greatest?

• Thousandths place

• Tenths place

• Ones place

• Hundredths place

What is the first step in ordering decimals from greatest to least?

• Compare the ones place

• Compare the tenths place

• Underline the hundredths place

• Line up the decimal points

Which number is the greatest in the practice problem given in the video?

• 1.321

• 1.32

• 1.456

• 1.383

What is an equivalent decimal?

• A decimal with the same digits

• A decimal with a different value

• A decimal with added zeros that does not change its value

• A decimal with fewer digits