Year 5 Ordering Decimals Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 5 decimals worksheet.
Year 5 Ordering Decimals Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Part A: Order
Write the decimals in order.
Answer: 8.3, 8.4, 8.56, 8.91
Line up the decimal points (fill gaps with zeros) and compare digit by digit from the left.
Answer: 0.6, 0.56, 0.54, 0.26
Line up the decimal points (fill gaps with zeros) and compare digit by digit from the left.
Answer: 5.4, 5.32, 5.2, 5.12
Line up the decimal points (fill gaps with zeros) and compare digit by digit from the left.
Answer: 6.41, 6.6, 6.8, 6.9
Line up the decimal points (fill gaps with zeros) and compare digit by digit from the left.
Answer: 5.98, 5.9, 5.8, 5.1
Line up the decimal points (fill gaps with zeros) and compare digit by digit from the left.
Answer: 9.1, 9.55, 9.6, 9.64
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.
- A0.9
- B0.8
- C0.4
- D0.6
Answer: 0.9
Compare the tenths first, then the hundredths.
- A0.17
- B0.8
- C0.35
- D0.28
Answer: 0.8
Compare the tenths first, then the hundredths.
- A0.4
- B0.81
- C0.9
- D0.6
Answer: 0.9
Compare the tenths first, then the hundredths.
- A8.14
- B8.3
- C8.9
- D8.7
Answer: 8.14
Compare the tenths first, then the hundredths.
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