Decimal Comparison and Ordering Quiz

What is the purpose of using inequality symbols when comparing decimals?

• To show which number is larger

• To multiply the numbers

• To add the numbers together

• To subtract one number from the other

In the analogy used, what does the alligator mouth represent?

• The decimal point

• The larger number

• The equal number

• The smaller number

When comparing 45.98 and 45.34, which digit helps determine the larger number?

• The digit in the tens place

• The digit in the hundredths place

• The digit in the ones place

• The digit in the tenths place

Which of the following numbers is the smallest: 23.642, 23.328, or 23.387?

• They are all equal

• 23.328

• 23.387

• 23.642

What is the correct order from least to greatest for the numbers 23.328, 23.387, and 23.642?

• 23.642, 23.387, 23.328

• 23.328, 23.387, 23.642

• 23.387, 23.328, 23.642

• 23.328, 23.642, 23.387