MATH QUARTER 2

WEEK 2 DAY 1
Compares and arranges decimal
numbers.
 
K to 12 Math 5 Curriculum
(M5NS-IIb-104.2)
Review:

Round the following underlined digits

1.1,267 4. 14.765
2.3,785 5. 124,253
3.4,398
 In a school athletics meet, John clocked 1.28
minutes in a 100-meter run while Andy reached
the finish line in 1.32 minutes. Who ran faster?
Ask: What number comes first, 1.28 or 1.32?
Which number is greater, 1.28 or 1,32? Tell the
pupils that it is not only in sports one should be
aim to reach the finish line first. One should do
his/her task on time
Motivation:
.

What percent is the molecules of

carbon dioxide present in the earth’s
atmosphere?
Presentation:
“Of the 100% total molecules present in the total
molecules present composition of the Earth’s atmosphere,
only 0.0325 percent is carbon dioxide.’
Ask: What number is closest to 0.0325? Why? Why
not?
What are the other possible numbers closest to
0.325?
What are the rules in rounding off decimal numbers?
 Performing the Activity
A. Encourage the pupils to work in pairs. Give them time to
solve for the answer to the
problem by illustration.
Solution 1: By using the number line

0.323 0.324 0.325 0.326 0.327 0.328 0.329 0.330 0.331 0.332 0.333

From the diagram, it is easy to see that 0.325 is closest to 0.33

Solution 2 By following the rules in rounding off numbers.

0 . 3. 2. 5
Let the pupils round to nearest hundredths.
Round to the nearest thousandths.
How do you find the activity?
How did you round decimal
number nearest to hundredths
and thousandths?”
What is the rule to be followed when rounding decimals?
1. Identify the digit to be rounded-off.
2. Inspect the digit to the right of the required place.
a. If the digit is greater than 5, add 1 to the digit at the
required place.
b. If the digit is less than 5, retain the digit at the required
place. Then drop all
the digits to the right of the required place.
c. Copy all the digits to the left of the required place if
there are any.
 A. Order the given decimals from greatest to
least.
1. 0.5 0.49 0.53 0.51 0.503
B. Compare these decimals by writing <, > or =
in the blank.
1. 0.162 _____ 0.106
2. 0.036 _____ 0.031
3. 0.4 _____ 0.40
A. Compare these decimals by
writing <, > or = in the blank.
1. 0. 008 _____ 0.0009
2. 0.19321 _____ 0.19231
3. 0.2135_______0.02135
4. 0.4356_______ 0.4365
5. 0.7568_______0.7668