Ordering Decimals: A Comprehensive Guide

What is the first step in ordering decimals?

• Compare the digits starting from the leftmost position.

• Compare the digits starting from the middle position.

• Compare the digits starting from the rightmost position.

• Compare the digits starting from the decimal point.

Which number is greater: 0.417 or 0.714?

• 0.417

• 0.714

• They are equal

• Cannot be determined

In the first example, why is 0.714 greater than 0.417?

• Because 1 is greater than 4

• Because 7 is greater than 4

• Because 4 is greater than 1

• Because 4 is greater than 7

What is the value of the digit in the tenths place for both 0.1243 and 0.1247?

• 2

• 7

• 4

• 1

In the second example, which digit helps determine that 0.1247 is greater than 0.1243?

• The digit in the hundredths place

• The digit in the ten-thousandths place

• The digit in the tenths place

• The digit in the thousandths place

What is the value of the digit in the hundredths place for both 0.1243 and 0.1247?

• 4

• 2

• 1

• 7

In the detailed comparison, what is the value of the digit in the thousandths place for both 0.1243 and 0.1247?

• 1

• 2

• 4

• 7

Which place value is used to finally determine that 0.1247 is greater than 0.1243?

• Tenths place

• Hundredths place

• Ten-thousandths place

• Thousandths place

What should you do if the digits in the tenths, hundredths, and thousandths places are the same?

• Compare the digits in the thousandths place again

• Compare the digits in the tenths place again

• Compare the digits in the hundredths place again

• Compare the digits in the ten-thousandths place

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