Comparing Decimals

Your child has a study guide to use to help them study for comparing decimals; however, if they have left it at school, then use the below steps to compare decimals.

Step 1: Line up decimals (If it is a whole number without a decimal, then put the decimal at the end of the number behind the ones place).
Example: 15 and .15
15.00
00.15

Step 2: Look at your numbers from left to right because the left side is the greater value and the values decrease as you go toward the right.
Example: For 15 and .15 we start with the tens place and move toward the hundredths place. The 1 and 0 at the front are in the tens place and the 0 and 5 at the end are in the hundredths place.

Step 3: Find the first place where the numbers differ and circle those 2 digits.
Example: I would circle the 1 and 0 in the tens place because they are different and they are the first numbers are different from the left to the right.

Answer: 15 > .15

< means less than, > means greater than, and = means equal to

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