Orde!ng Decimals
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Orde!ng Decimals
Essential Standard
I can compare and order decimals to the thousandths place.
Ordering Decimals
When ordering decimals, we follow a series of steps.
Step One
Highlight whether we are going from least to greatest or greatest to least.
Place the following decimals in order from least to greatest.
0.3 0.12 0.37
Place the following decimals in order from least to greatest.
Step Two
If the numbers are in a row, write them in a column.
Place the following decimals in order from least to greatest.
0.3 0.12 0.37
Step Three
Line up the decimal points.
0.3 0.12 0.37
ones tenths hundredths thousandths
0
0
0
.
.
.
3
1
3
2
7
Step FourPut a zero at the end of decimal, if the numbers being compared are uneven.
0.3 0.12 0.37
ones tenths hundredths thousandths
0 . 3
0 . 1 2
0 . 3 7
0
Step FiveWorking LEFT to RIGHT, compare the numbers.
ones tenths hundredths thousandths
0 . 3 0
0 . 1 2
0 . 3 7
Least to Greatest: 0.12 0.3 0.37
Let’s See That Process Again!!!
Step One
Highlight whether we are going from least to greatest or greatest to least.
Place the following decimals in order from greatest to least.
6.15 6.157 6.2
Place the following decimals in order from greatest to least.
Step Two
If the numbers are in a row, write them in a column.
Place the following decimals in order from greatest to least.
6.156.1576.2
Step Three
Line up the decimal points.
ones tenths hundredths thousandths
6
6
6
.
.
.
1
1
2
5
6.156.1576.2
5
7
Step FourPut a zero at the end of decimal, if the numbers being compared are uneven.
6.326.1576.2
ones tenths hundredths thousandths
6 . 1 5
6 . 1 5 7
6 . 2
0
0 0
Step FiveWorking LEFT to RIGHT, compare the numbers.
Greatest to Least: 6.156.1576.2
ones tenths hundredths thousandths
6 . 1 5 0
6 . 1 5 7
6 . 2 0 0
The Five Steps Highlight whether we are going from least to greatest or greatest to least.
If the numbers are in a row, write them in a column.
Line up the decimal points.
Put a zero at the end of decimal, if the numbers being compared are uneven.
Working LEFT to RIGHT, compare the numbers.
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