Year 5 Ordering Decimals Worksheet — Level 1 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 5 decimals worksheet.
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Part A: Order
Write the decimals in order.
Answer: 1.9, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9
Line up the decimal points (fill gaps with zeros) and compare digit by digit from the left.
Answer: 4.8, 4.6, 4.1, 3.7
Line up the decimal points (fill gaps with zeros) and compare digit by digit from the left.
Answer: 3.7, 3.5, 2.6, 2.4
Line up the decimal points (fill gaps with zeros) and compare digit by digit from the left.
Answer: 4.6, 4.8, 4.9, 5.8
Line up the decimal points (fill gaps with zeros) and compare digit by digit from the left.
Answer: 10.2, 9.6, 9.5, 9.1
Line up the decimal points (fill gaps with zeros) and compare digit by digit from the left.
Answer: 2.8, 2.1, 1.8, 1.2
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.
- A6.7
- B6.6
- C6.3
- D7.9
Answer: 7.9
Compare the tenths first, then the hundredths.
- A5.8
- B6.5
- C6.8
- D6.2
Answer: 6.8
Compare the tenths first, then the hundredths.
- A1.7
- B1.6
- C0.7
- D1.5
Answer: 0.7
Compare the tenths first, then the hundredths.
- A7.5
- B7.7
- C7.9
- D8.6
Answer: 8.6
Compare the tenths first, then the hundredths.
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