BC Learning Network - Math 05
5.10 Practise
PART A: Choose a strategy and order these decimals from least to greatest. (Use your notebook to stack the numbers and compare using place value or padding with zeros when needed.) 1)
3.2
2.432
2.34
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smallest
2)
879.2
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largest
897.2
987.2
98.72
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smallest
3)
3.432
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largest
1.283
3.42
1.8
2.0
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smallest
4)
0.555
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largest
5.05
5.5
5.005
50.5
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smallest
5)
9.76
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smallest
largest
9.9
9.87
9.679
9.7
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largest
BC Learning Network - Math 05
PART B: Compare the following numbers using <, >, or =. PART C: Solve the following problems.
1) Four swimmers compete in a race. Their times are 9.8 seconds, 9.74 seconds, 9.97 seconds, and 9.81 seconds. What place did they each finish? (Remember, the fastest – or least – time is first place.) _____
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First
Second
Third
Fourth
2) Scouts race “cub cars” made out of pine. A heavier car is usually a faster car, but cars cannot be heavier than 141.75 grams. Your car is 141.57 grams. Is it greater than or less than the maximum weight allowed? How much? 141.75 _____ 141.57
My car is ___________ than the maximum weight allowed.