Comparing Decimals: Key Concepts and Examples

The video tutorial guides students through ordering four numbers from least to greatest by comparing their place values. The instructor explains the process of starting with the most significant place value and moving to less significant ones, demonstrating how to identify the smallest and largest numbers. The tutorial emphasizes the importance of understanding place values in comparing decimal numbers.

What is the first step in ordering numbers from least to greatest?

• Start with the thousandths place

• Start with the hundredths place

• Start with the tenths place

• Start with the ones place

If all numbers have zero in the ones place, which place value should be considered next?

• Hundredths

• Thousandths

• Tenths

• Ones

Which number is identified as the smallest based on the tenths place?

• 0.074

• 0.7

• 0.707

• 0.77

What is the significance of the tenths place in ordering decimal numbers?

• It is the most significant after the ones place

• It is the least significant

• It is only significant if the ones place is zero

• It is not significant

What determines the largest number when the ones and tenths places are the same?

• The number with the highest ones

• The number with the highest tenths

• The number with the highest hundredths

• The number with the highest thousandths

Which number is the largest based on the hundredths place?

• 0.074

• 0.7

• 0.707

• 0.77

How do you determine the order of numbers when ones, tenths, and hundredths places are equal?

• Check the ones place

• Check the hundredths place

• Check the thousandths place

• Check the tenths place

Which number is the third smallest based on the thousandths place?

• 0.77

• 0.707

• 0.7

• 0.074

What is the correct order of the numbers from least to greatest?

• 0.707, 0.7, 0.074, 0.77

• 0.7, 0.074, 0.77, 0.707

• 0.77, 0.707, 0.7, 0.074

• 0.074, 0.7, 0.707, 0.77

Which place value is least significant when ordering decimal numbers?

• Thousandths

• Hundredths

• Tenths

• Ones