Decimal Comparison Training Quiz

What are decimals primarily used for?

• To represent fractions

• To represent negative numbers

• To represent numbers between whole numbers

• To represent whole numbers

When comparing decimals, what is the first step?

• Align the decimal points

• Compare the tenths place first

• Add zeros to the end of the numbers

• Convert them to fractions

In the number 5.62, which digit is in the tenths place?

• 5

• 6

• 2

• 0

How do you determine which decimal is larger when the tenths place is the same?

• Compare the ones place

• Add zeros to the end

• Compare the hundredths place

• Convert to fractions

Which of the following statements is true: 17.42 is _____ 17.4?

• less than

• greater than

• not comparable

• equal to