Year 7 Ordering Decimals Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 7 decimals worksheet.
Year 7 Ordering Decimals Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Part A: Order
Write the decimals in order.
Answer: 2.004, 2.127, 2.26, 2.85
Line up the decimal points (fill gaps with zeros) and compare digit by digit from the left.
Answer: 0.2, 0.489, 0.54, 0.9
Line up the decimal points (fill gaps with zeros) and compare digit by digit from the left.
Answer: 1.88, 1.5, 1.16, 1.088
Line up the decimal points (fill gaps with zeros) and compare digit by digit from the left.
Answer: 1.407, 1.48, 1.7, 1.737
Line up the decimal points (fill gaps with zeros) and compare digit by digit from the left.
Answer: 2.4, 2.41, 2.67, 2.73
Line up the decimal points (fill gaps with zeros) and compare digit by digit from the left.
Answer: 4.836, 4.597, 4.34, 4.019
Line up the decimal points (fill gaps with zeros) and compare digit by digit from the left.
Part B: Largest or smallest?
Circle the answer.
- A1.591
- B1.09
- C1.9
- D1.717
Answer: 1.9
Compare the tenths first, then the hundredths, then the thousandths.
- A0.39
- B0.2
- C0.3
- D0.4
Answer: 0.2
Compare the tenths first, then the hundredths, then the thousandths.
- A4.32
- B4.9
- C4.74
- D4.7
Answer: 4.32
Compare the tenths first, then the hundredths, then the thousandths.
- A4.73
- B4.37
- C4.4
- D4.117
Answer: 4.117
Compare the tenths first, then the hundredths, then the thousandths.
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