When we are comparing numbers up to thousandths, we follow the same process as if we were working with decimals and fractions up to tenths or hundredths. The most important things to remember are:
Let's look at how to compare decimals with thousandths now.
Sometimes we may be comparing numbers with two decimal places to numbers with three decimal places, or fractions and decimals that are written differently.
Just like when we compared decimals and fractions to the hundredths, we may need to rename some digits, so that we are comparing numbers with the same number of decimal places. We can use a place value table and our knowledge of equivalent fractions to help us do this. However, it's very important that you put the digits in the right column. Let's look at how to do this now and discuss a couple of different strategies we can use to solve these problems.
Now let's put our skills to the test, to make a statement true, using either:
symbols.
Think about whether you are comparing thousandths with thousandths, or whether you need to rename any of your fractions or decimals.