Comparing Decimals: Key Concepts and Techniques

How many columns do you need to shade to represent 62 hundredths?

• 6 columns and 2 individual squares

• 6 columns and 6 individual squares

• 2 columns and 2 individual squares

• 2 columns and 6 individual squares

Which model has more shaded: 62 hundredths or 26 hundredths?

• 62 hundredths

• Cannot be determined

• 26 hundredths

• Both are equal

What is the relationship between 80 hundredths and 8 tenths?

• Cannot be determined

• They are equal

• 8 tenths is greater

• 80 hundredths is greater

Which is greater: 3.5 or 3.55?

• 3.5

• 3.55

• Both are equal

• Cannot be determined

When comparing 3.769 and 3.749, which place value helps determine the greater number?

• Tenths place

• Thousandths place

• Ones place

• Hundredths place

What is the correct comparison between 2.4 and 2.405?

• 2.4 is greater

• 2.405 is greater

• They are equal

• Cannot be determined

Which number is greater: 9.063 or 9.067?

• Both are equal

• 9.063

• 9.067

• Cannot be determined

How do you compare 0.89 and 0.809?

• Cannot be determined

• Both are equal

• 0.809 is greater

• 0.89 is greater

Which is less: 8.537 or 8.541?

• Cannot be determined

• Both are equal

• 8.541

• 8.537

What is the correct order from least to greatest: 321.489, 321.499, 321.5?

• 321.5, 321.499, 321.489

• 321.489, 321.499, 321.5

• 321.499, 321.489, 321.5

• 321.489, 321.5, 321.499