HW 10/14/2010 Compare and Order Decimals

Using <, >, or = to Compare the Decimals

examples:

.65 > .56

Think: Which is more: 65 out of 100 or 56 out of 100?

1.02 < 1.20
Think: Which is more: one and two hundredths or one and
twenty hundredths?
Directions: Use <, >, or = to compare the decimal numbers.
a.

.33

d.

.1

g.

3.3

j.

m.

.43

b.

.10

.83

c.

.25

.21

e.

.2

.5

f.

.9

.3

2.3

h.

6.4

.6

i.

7.8

.7

1.21

5.10

k.

7.88

l.

5.01

2.10

5.91

5.19

n.

$4.00

.5

Challenge:

$446.90

Challenge:

4.5

.88

$7.76

$464.90
4.50

o. $10.47

$10.91

ANSWER KEY

Using <, >, or = to Compare the Decimals

Directions: Use <, >, or = to compare the decimal numbers.
a.

.33

d.

.1

g.

3.3

j.

m.

<

.43

b.

.10

.5

e.

.2

.3

h.

6.4

<

1.21 <

.10

k.

7.88

= .88

5.91 >

.19

n.

$4.00 < $7.76

<

>

<

<

Challenge:

$446.90 < $464.90

Challenge:

4.5 = 4.50

.83

c. .25

>

.21

.5

f.

.9

>

.3

.6

i.

7.8

<

.7

l.

5.01 > .10

o. $10.47 <

$10.91

File Name: K:\Hardy Elementary School\Lesson Plans\Mathematics\Homework\HW 10_14_2010 Compare and Order Decimals MS
Word 1997