Ordering Decimals

How do you compare decimals?

• Look at the digits from left to right; the first digit that differs determines which decimal is larger.

• Add the decimals together and compare the sums.

• Convert the decimals to fractions and compare the fractions.

• Multiply the decimals by 10 and compare the results.

If you have 0.45, 0.504, and 0.405, which is the third largest?

• 0.405 is the third largest.

• 0.45 is the third largest.

• 0.504 is the third largest.

• 0.405 is the largest.

What does it mean to order decimals?

• Arranging them from the smallest to the largest or vice versa.

• Calculating the sum of the decimals.

• Converting decimals into fractions.

• Rounding decimals to the nearest whole number.

Which decimal is larger: 0.665 or 0.605?

• 0.665 is larger than 0.605.

• 0.605 is larger than 0.665.

• Both decimals are equal.

• 0.665 is smaller than 0.605.

What is a decimal?

• A way of representing whole numbers only.

• A way of representing numbers that are not whole, using a dot (.) to separate the whole number part from the fractional part.

• A method for calculating percentages.

• A type of fraction that does not use a numerator and denominator.

What is the largest number among 0.3, 0.33, and 0.333?

• 0.3

• 0.33

• 0.333

• 0.35

How can you tell if a decimal is greater than another?

• A decimal is greater if it has a larger digit in the same place value when compared from left to right.

• A decimal is greater if it has more digits after the decimal point.

• A decimal is greater if it is longer in length than another decimal.

• A decimal is greater if it has a smaller first digit than another decimal.

What is the smallest number among 0.12, 0.21, and 0.201?

• 0.12

• 0.21

• 0.201

• 0.15

Which is larger: 0.5 or 0.05?

• 0.5 is larger than 0.05.

• 0.05 is larger than 0.5.

• Both are equal.

• 0.5 is smaller than 0.05.

What does the term 'third largest' mean?

• The number that comes in second place when arranged from largest to smallest.

• The number that comes in third place when all numbers are arranged from largest to smallest.

• The average of the largest three numbers.

• The smallest number in a set of three numbers.