Comparing and Ordering Decimals to the Thousandth Place Quiz

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Arrange the decimals in ascending order and compare each place value from left to right.

To determine which decimal is greater, lesser, or if they are equal based on their place value up to the thousandths place.

<p>To compare two decimals to thousandths, you start by comparing the digits in the thousands place. If the digits are equal, you move to the hundreds place, and so on until you find a difference. The decimal with the greater digit in the first different place value is the greater decimal.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To represent comparisons between two decimals to thousandths using symbols, you use the greater than (&gt;) symbol to indicate that one decimal is greater than the other, and the less than (&lt;) symbol to indicate that one decimal is less than the other.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sure! Let's compare and order the decimals 3.125 and 3.150. We start by comparing the digits in the thousands place, which are both 3. Since they are equal, we move to the hundreds place. The digit in the hundreds place of 3.125 is 1, while the digit in the hundreds place of 3.150 is 5. Since 5 is greater than 1, we can conclude that 3.150 is greater than 3.125.</p> Signup and view all the answers