Year 5 Ordering Decimals Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 5 decimals worksheet.
Year 5 Ordering Decimals Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Part A: Order
Write the decimals in order.
Answer: 0.5, 0.6, 1.4, 1.7
Line up the decimal points (fill gaps with zeros) and compare digit by digit from the left.
Answer: 0.9, 0.8, 0.6, 0.1
Line up the decimal points (fill gaps with zeros) and compare digit by digit from the left.
Answer: 9.9, 8.6, 8.3, 8.2
Line up the decimal points (fill gaps with zeros) and compare digit by digit from the left.
Answer: 1.3, 1.4, 1.7, 2.8
Line up the decimal points (fill gaps with zeros) and compare digit by digit from the left.
Answer: 9.5, 9.8, 10.8, 10.9
Line up the decimal points (fill gaps with zeros) and compare digit by digit from the left.
Answer: 3.4, 3.7, 4.3, 4.8
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.
- A8.7
- B9.8
- C9.1
- D8.9
Answer: 8.7
Compare the tenths first, then the hundredths.
- A4.3
- B4.6
- C4.1
- D4.8
Answer: 4.8
Compare the tenths first, then the hundredths.
- A9.1
- B9.6
- C9.8
- D9.3
Answer: 9.1
Compare the tenths first, then the hundredths.
- A4.8
- B4.3
- C3.6
- D3.5
Answer: 3.5
Compare the tenths first, then the hundredths.
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