Year 8 Ordering Decimals Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 8 decimals worksheet.
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Part A: Order
Write the decimals in order.
Answer: 7.2, 7.33, 7.78, 7.8
Line up the decimal points (fill gaps with zeros) and compare digit by digit from the left.
Answer: 6.38, 6.4, 6.6, 6.7
Line up the decimal points (fill gaps with zeros) and compare digit by digit from the left.
Answer: 4.6, 4.4, 4.3, 4.29
Line up the decimal points (fill gaps with zeros) and compare digit by digit from the left.
Answer: 5.1, 5.34, 5.7, 5.78
Line up the decimal points (fill gaps with zeros) and compare digit by digit from the left.
Answer: 1.8, 1.7, 1.5, 1.4
Line up the decimal points (fill gaps with zeros) and compare digit by digit from the left.
Answer: 6.52, 6.39, 6.07, 6.02
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.
- A2.67
- B2.3
- C2.6
- D2.5
Answer: 2.67
Compare the tenths first, then the hundredths.
- A5.9
- B5.6
- C5.48
- D5.62
Answer: 5.9
Compare the tenths first, then the hundredths.
- A9.2
- B9.3
- C9.7
- D9.1
Answer: 9.1
Compare the tenths first, then the hundredths.
- A4.75
- B4.13
- C4.92
- D4.69
Answer: 4.92
Compare the tenths first, then the hundredths.
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