Year 5 Ordering Decimals Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 3 — 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: 7.9, 8.1, 8.3, 8.5
Line up the decimal points (fill gaps with zeros) and compare digit by digit from the left.
Answer: 2.1, 2.9, 3.5, 3.9
Line up the decimal points (fill gaps with zeros) and compare digit by digit from the left.
Answer: 4.7, 4.5, 4.2, 3.7
Line up the decimal points (fill gaps with zeros) and compare digit by digit from the left.
Answer: 6.6, 7.5, 7.6, 7.9
Line up the decimal points (fill gaps with zeros) and compare digit by digit from the left.
Answer: 0.1, 0.4, 0.7, 1.3
Line up the decimal points (fill gaps with zeros) and compare digit by digit from the left.
Answer: 2.4, 3.2, 3.5, 3.6
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.
- A10.8
- B10.2
- C9.1
- D9.6
Answer: 9.1
Compare the tenths first, then the hundredths.
- A4.1
- B4.9
- C4.8
- D5.5
Answer: 5.5
Compare the tenths first, then the hundredths.
- A10.6
- B10.1
- C10.3
- D10.4
Answer: 10.1
Compare the tenths first, then the hundredths.
- A2.6
- B2.1
- C3.7
- D2.3
Answer: 3.7
Compare the tenths first, then the hundredths.
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