Comparing and Ordering Whole Numbers and Decimals

What is a decimal?

• A numerical way of representing a fraction

• A natural number

• A whole number

• A negative number

Which of the following is a whole number?

• 0.75

• 3

• -2

• 1.5

What does the 'greater than' symbol indicate?

• The number is smaller

• The number is equal

• The number is negative

• The number is larger

In the number line, which direction indicates a greater value?

• Down

• Up

• Right

• Left

What is the place value of the first digit after the decimal point?

• Thousands

• Hundredths

• Ones

• Tenths

Which place value comes immediately after the tenths place?

• Thousands

• Hundredths

• Ten-thousands

• Ones

When ordering decimals from greatest to least, which place value should you compare first?

• Tenths

• Ones

• Hundredths

• Thousands

Which of the following decimals is the largest: 0.002, 0.00181, 0.00156, 0.00097?

• 0.00156

• 0.002

• 0.00097

• 0.00181

On a number line, which number is greater: 11.6 or 13.4?

• 13.4

• 11.6

• Cannot be determined

• They are equal

Which of the following numbers is the smallest: 3.839, 3.850, 4.08, 3.850?

• 4.08

• 3.850

• 3.850

• 3.839