Year 5 Ordering Decimals Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — 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: 3.3, 3.5, 3.8, 4.5
Line up the decimal points (fill gaps with zeros) and compare digit by digit from the left.
Answer: 5.9, 5.8, 5.3, 5.1
Line up the decimal points (fill gaps with zeros) and compare digit by digit from the left.
Answer: 3.2, 3.3, 4.3, 4.7
Line up the decimal points (fill gaps with zeros) and compare digit by digit from the left.
Answer: 0.3, 0.6, 0.7, 0.9
Line up the decimal points (fill gaps with zeros) and compare digit by digit from the left.
Answer: 2.1, 2.7, 2.8, 3.2
Line up the decimal points (fill gaps with zeros) and compare digit by digit from the left.
Answer: 8.5, 8.6, 9.5, 9.8
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.
- A6.1
- B5.9
- C5.5
- D6.8
Answer: 5.5
Compare the tenths first, then the hundredths.
- A8.7
- B8.8
- C9.6
- D9.9
Answer: 9.9
Compare the tenths first, then the hundredths.
- A8.3
- B8.5
- C9.3
- D9.4
Answer: 8.3
Compare the tenths first, then the hundredths.
- A6.7
- B5.7
- C6.6
- D5.2
Answer: 6.7
Compare the tenths first, then the hundredths.
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