Reading, Writing and Ordering Decimals

Reading, Writing and Comparing Decimals Place Value _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ 5 8 0 3 0 7 5 4 3 , •

Reading and Writing Decimals Fill in the empty boxes for the following problems. Standard Form Expanded Form Word Form 1.) 1.05 2.) 0.05 + 0.001 + .0007 3.) sixteen and nine hundredths

Comparing Decimals Try these: Compare the following. Then write >, < or = to make each comparison true. Tip: When comparing and ordering decimals from least to greatest, you want to compare the place values for each number in order to determine which number is greater. 1.) 3.05 __ 3.50 2.) 2.113 __ 2.094 3.) Two and thirty five hundredths __ 2.34 4.) One and five tenths __ 1.500

Comparing and Ordering Decimals Example: Order the following numbers from least to greatest. Then plot them on the number line. 14.35, 14.3, 14.05 Tip: When comparing and ordering decimals from least to greatest, you want to compare the place values for each number in order to determine which number is greater. 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5

Comparing and Ordering Decimals Try these: Compare and order the following decimals from least to greatest. Then plot them on the number line. 1.) 5.31, 5.12, 5.45 2.) 11.1, 11.12, 11.11, 11.3 3.) 6.6, 6.55, 6.57, 6.5 4.) 17.9, 18.1, 17.7, 17.89

Reading, Writing and Comparing Decimals Real-Life Application Babe Ruth batted .342 during his entire baseball career. Ty Cobb finished his career with a .366 batting average. Which player finished with a higher batting average during their career?