Comparing and Ordering Decimals
Grade 5 · Math · Decimals · New Hampshire, USA
Lesson Summary
Compare decimals by looking at each place value from left to right.
Explanation
To compare decimals, line up the decimal points and compare digit by digit from left to right. Start at the largest place value and move right until you find digits that are different. The number with the larger digit at that place is the greater number. Adding zeros to the end of a decimal does not change its value, so 0.5 and 0.50 are equal.
Practice Questions
Q1: Which is greater: 0.35 or 0.4?
Answer: 0.4 is greater. Rewrite 0.4 as 0.40. Since 40 hundredths is more than 35 hundredths, 0.4 > 0.35.
Q2: Put these decimals in order from least to greatest: 0.8, 0.08, 0.81.
Answer: 0.08, 0.8, 0.81. Compare the tenths place first: 0.08 has 0 tenths, while 0.8 and 0.81 both have 8 tenths. Then compare hundredths: 0.80 < 0.81.
Q3: Is 2.50 equal to 2.5? Explain.
Answer: Yes. Adding a zero after the last decimal digit does not change the value. Both equal two and five tenths.
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Comparing and Ordering Decimals is a lesson in the Decimals chapter of Grade 5 Math. It is part of the New Hampshire, USA school curriculum and covers key concepts that students need to understand at this level.
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Comparing and Ordering Decimals is taught in Grade 5 as part of the Math curriculum in New Hampshire, USA.
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