Year 5 Ordering Decimals Worksheet — Level 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: 8.2, 8.3, 8.9, 8.99
Line up the decimal points (fill gaps with zeros) and compare digit by digit from the left.
Answer: 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.82
Line up the decimal points (fill gaps with zeros) and compare digit by digit from the left.
Answer: 8.1, 8.4, 8.72, 8.8
Line up the decimal points (fill gaps with zeros) and compare digit by digit from the left.
Answer: 8.15, 8.3, 8.44, 8.96
Line up the decimal points (fill gaps with zeros) and compare digit by digit from the left.
Answer: 4.1, 4.16, 4.5, 4.7
Line up the decimal points (fill gaps with zeros) and compare digit by digit from the left.
Answer: 8.7, 8.75, 8.8, 8.88
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.
- A9.33
- B9.9
- C9.23
- D9.63
Answer: 9.23
Compare the tenths first, then the hundredths.
- A0.9
- B0.7
- C0.6
- D0.3
Answer: 0.3
Compare the tenths first, then the hundredths.
- A2.21
- B2.56
- C2.72
- D2.04
Answer: 2.72
Compare the tenths first, then the hundredths.
- A5.6
- B5.73
- C5.26
- D5.2
Answer: 5.2
Compare the tenths first, then the hundredths.
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