Comparing and Ordering Decimals

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What is a decimal?

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A decimal is a number that includes a decimal point, which separates the whole number part from the fractional part.

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How do you compare two decimals?

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To compare two decimals, align them by the decimal point and compare digit by digit from left to right.

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What does the term 'greater than' mean in decimals?

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'Greater than' means that one number is larger than another number.

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How is the number 6.084 read in words?

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Six and eighty-four thousandths.

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What does the digit in the hundredths place represent?

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The digit in the hundredths place represents how many hundredths are in the number.

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How do you write seventy-two and eighty-five thousandths in decimal form?

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72.085

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Which is greater: 53.36 or 53.5?

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53.5 is greater than 53.36.

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What does the 5 in the decimal 0.257 represent?

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Five hundredths.

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If Tammy read 7.75 hours and Kelley read 7.69 hours, who read more?

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Tammy read more than Kelley.

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What is the value of the digit 4 in the number 6.084?

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The digit 4 is in the thousandths place, representing four thousandths.