Comparing Decimals

Kimberly and Steve ran a race. Kimberly finished in 25.32 minutes. Steve finished in 25.2 minutes. Who finished first?

• Kimberly

• Steve

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CCSS.5.NBT.A.3B

William, Juan, and Claudette decided to create their own paper airplanes and have a contest to see whose plane would fly the farthest.

William's plane flew 9.6 meters.

Juan's plane flew 9.265 meters.

Claudette's plane flew 9.48 meters.

Who won the contest?

• William

• Juan

• Claudette

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CCSS.4.NBT.A.2

Alyssa was instructed by her aunt to buy the lightest pumpkin she could find. She narrowed her choices to two pumpkins. One pumpkin weighs 3.79 pounds and the other pumpkin weighs 3.9 pounds. Which pumpkin should she choose?

• The pumpkin that weighs 3.79 pounds.

• The pumpkin that weighs 3.9 pounds.

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CCSS.5.NBT.A.3B

David is trying to decide whether the small box or large box of his favorite cereal is the better deal. He looks at the unit price labels and notices that the smaller box costs 0.428 per ounce and the larger box costs 0.42 per ounce. WHich box of cereal should David buy if he wants to buy the one that gives him the better deal?

• The smaller box (0.428 per ounce)

• The larger box (0.42 per ounce)

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.A.3B

Kara, Shelby, and Daniel are working together to draw a model of a car for a geometry project. The directions tell them to start by drawing a line that is between 12.5 and 12.75 centimeters in length.

Kara draws a line that is 12.58 centimeters.

Shelby draws a line that is 12.8 centimeters.

Daniel draws a line that is 12.45 centimeters.

Whose line should they use for their project?

• Kara's line

• Shelby's line

• Daniel's line

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.A.3B

Eli, Joel, and Charles ran the 400 meter race.

Eli finished in 47.562 seconds.

Joel finished in 47.57 seconds.

Charles' time was 47.571 seconds.

Who won the race?

• Eli

• Joel

• Charles

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.A.3B

Ella and Lily decided to sew clothes for their dolls. Ella's doll was a few inches taller than Lily's doll so she needs to use a longer piece of cloth than Lily. They have an orange cloth that is 30.75 cm long and a blue cloth that is 30.65 cm long. Which one should Ella use?

• Ella

• Lily

• orange

• blue

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.A.3B