Comparing decimals
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Show your thinking with numbers, words, or a drawing.
1. Which decimal is the largest? 0.7, 0.8, 0.77, 0.9
2. Which decimal is the largest? 0.4, 0.24, 0.66, 0.5
3. Which decimal is the largest? 0.47, 0.6, 0.7, 0.4
4. Which decimal is the largest? 0.2, 0.5, 0.26, 0.1
5. Which decimal is the largest? 0.5, 0.8, 0.88, 0.17
Answer key ยท Comparing decimals
1. 0.9
Write every number with 2 decimal places: 0.70, 0.80, 0.77, 0.90.
Compare the whole numbers first, then tenths, then hundredths, then thousandths.
The largest is 0.9.
2. 0.66
Write every number with 2 decimal places: 0.40, 0.24, 0.66, 0.50.
Compare the whole numbers first, then tenths, then hundredths, then thousandths.
The largest is 0.66.
3. 0.7
Write every number with 2 decimal places: 0.47, 0.60, 0.70, 0.40.
Compare the whole numbers first, then tenths, then hundredths, then thousandths.
The largest is 0.7.
4. 0.5
Write every number with 2 decimal places: 0.20, 0.50, 0.26, 0.10.
Compare the whole numbers first, then tenths, then hundredths, then thousandths.
The largest is 0.5.
5. 0.88
Write every number with 2 decimal places: 0.50, 0.80, 0.88, 0.17.
Compare the whole numbers first, then tenths, then hundredths, then thousandths.
The largest is 0.88.
Try it together
Fold two equal strips of paper into different numbers of equal parts. Find two fractions that cover the same length.