Year 5 Ordering Decimals Worksheet — Level 2 — 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: 8.23, 8.2, 8.18, 8.04
Line up the decimal points (fill gaps with zeros) and compare digit by digit from the left.
Answer: 3.59, 3.4, 3.2, 3.19
Line up the decimal points (fill gaps with zeros) and compare digit by digit from the left.
Answer: 4.1, 4.17, 4.41, 4.9
Line up the decimal points (fill gaps with zeros) and compare digit by digit from the left.
Answer: 2.17, 2.51, 2.79, 2.9
Line up the decimal points (fill gaps with zeros) and compare digit by digit from the left.
Answer: 7.1, 7.44, 7.8, 7.96
Line up the decimal points (fill gaps with zeros) and compare digit by digit from the left.
Answer: 2.11, 2.3, 2.54, 2.8
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.
- A9.17
- B9.89
- C9.3
- D9.74
Answer: 9.89
Compare the tenths first, then the hundredths.
- A4.9
- B4.3
- C4.08
- D4.45
Answer: 4.9
Compare the tenths first, then the hundredths.
- A6.9
- B6.6
- C6.56
- D6.31
Answer: 6.31
Compare the tenths first, then the hundredths.
- A1.57
- B1.5
- C1.21
- D1.15
Answer: 1.15
Compare the tenths first, then the hundredths.
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