Decimals
New Zealand
Level 4
Compare numbers with decimals in tenths or hundredths (0.xx)
Lesson
In Comparing decimals, we looked at how we can compare the size of decimals even without a graph. When comparing numbers you start by comparing the numbers with largest place value. Then compare the next digit in the number and so on.
Let's start with a video.
Remember!
> means "is greater than."
< means "is less than."
EXAMPLES
Question 1
Choose the larger decimal
$0.6$0.6
A$0.4$0.4
B
Question 2
Choose the smaller decimal.
$0.69$0.69
A$0.9$0.9
B
Question 3
Choose the missing symbol to make this a true statement.
$0.9$0.9$\editable{}$$0.71$0.71
$<$<
A$>$>
B