Comparing and Ordering Decimals

Comparing and Ordering Decimals

5.2B

Today's Objective 5.2B Compare and Order Decimals

• We will compare and order decimals to thousandths

• I will compare and order decimals to thousandths using the correct symbols and listing decimals.

  
  

Multiple Choice

This symbol < means

• Equal to

• Less Than

• Greater Than

Multiple Choice

This symbol > means

• Less than

• Equal to

• Greater Than

• Nothing

Multiple Choice

This symbol = means...

• Different

• Equal

• Less than

• Greater Than

Comparing Decimals. (Ex. 32.456 and 32.078)

• Start from the digits on the left!

• Find the first digit that is different.

• Decide which digit is bigger!

Multiple Choice

0.982 _____ 0.939

• <

• >

• =

Multiple Choice

1.09 _____ 1.37

• <

• >

• =

Multiple Choice

4.22 ___ 4.220

• <

• >

• =

Ordering Decimals Order from Greatest to Least (4.78, 5.01, 4.77, 4.699)

• Look for key words like least to greatest, greatest to least

• Start comparing each decimals by looking at the first digits that change from left!

Multiple Choice

Order these numbers from greatest to least

0.25, 0.89, 0.56, 0.99

• 0.99, 0.56, 0.89, 0.25

• 0.25, 0.56, 0.89, 0.99

• 0.99, 0.89, 0.56, 0.25

• 0.89, 0.56, 0.25, 0.99

Multiple Choice

Order from least to greatest. 1.25 1.52 1.02 1.50

• 1.25 1.52 1.02 1.50

• 1.52 1.02 1.50 1.25

• 1.02 1.50 1.25 1.52

• 1.02 1.25 1.50 1.52