Name: __________________________________

Date: __________________________________

Rounding, Comparing and Ordering Decimals

Number Lines
Fill in the numbers on the number line.

Lies Between
Decimals always lie in between two whole numbers.
Fill in these washing lines by writing the whole numbers that the decimals lie between.
Whole number
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3.2

Whole number
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3.2 to the nearest whole number is ________

Whole number
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4.6

Whole number
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4.6 to the nearest whole number is ________

Whole number
......................

Whole number
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9.3

9.3 to the nearest whole number is ________

Whole number

8.5

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Whole number
......................

8.5 to the nearest whole number is ________

Fill in these washing lines by writing the nearest TENTH (above and below) that the hanging number lies between.
The first one is done for you.
One tenth below

4.76

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4.76 to the nearest tenth is

One tenth below

......................

One tenth above

One tenth below

......................

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4.8

0.55

One tenth above

......................

5.82 to the nearest tenth is ________

One tenth above

One tenth below

......................

......................

0.55 to the nearest tenth is ________

5.82

7.63

One tenth above

......................

7.63 to the nearest tenth is ________

Greater than or Less than

Fill in the gaps with greater or less so that the number sentences make sense.

a) 150 is greater than 130

b) 2.5 is less than 25

f) 2.8 is _____________________ than 1.6

g) 10.95 is _____________________ than 10.89

c) 7 is _____________________ than 3
d) 0.4 is _____________________ than 0.6
e) 0.11 is _____________________ than 0.26

h) 25.3 is _____________________ than 25.8

i) 6.8 is _____________________ than 6.5

Instead of using words like greater than or less than we can use symbols.

> means greater than

< means less than
Decimals
Fill in the gaps below with < or > so that the number sentences make sense.

a) 0.5 ________ 0.3

e) 12.88 ________ 12.91

b) 0.77 ________ 0.63

f) 1.005 ________ 1.042

c) 1.85 ________ 1.23

g) 2.153 ________ 2.158

d) 7.65 ________ 7.36

h) 4.45 ________ 4.59

Show me the zero!

Look at these two numbers:

4.6

4.60

They look different but actually they are worth the same. In the second number you will notice
there is a zero in the hundredths column.
The zero does not change the size of the number.
In fact, I could keep adding zeros and it would not change the size of the number, like this:

4.60

4.600

4.6000

4.60000

Fill in the blank spaces with a zero.

a) 0.5 = 0.5__

e) 8.0 = 8.0__ __

b) 4.7 = 4.7__

f) 2.65 = 2.65__

c) 16.8 = 16.8__ __

g) 33.6 = 33.6__ __

d) 9.1 = 9.1__

h) 0.1 = 0.1__ __

Fill in the gaps below with < or > so that the number sentences make sense.

Hint: You might need to add some zeros in to make it easier to compare the numbers.

a) 0.51 ________ 0.5

e) 12.88 ________ 12.885

b) 0.77 ________ 0.8

f)

c) 0.77 ________ 0. 7

g) 2.153 ________ 2.15

d) 3.0 ________ 3.65

h) 4.45 ________ 4.459

1.005 ________ 1.04

Sorted
Put the cards in order from smallest to biggest. Record your answers here:
1. Blue cards: __________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Pink cards: _____________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Green cards: __________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________

Name: __________________________________

Date: __________________________________

Rounding, Comparing and Ordering Decimals

Lies Between
Decimals always lie in between two whole numbers.

Fill in these washing lines by writing the whole numbers that the decimals lie between.
Whole number
......................

Whole number
......................

3.2

3.2 to the nearest whole number is ________

Whole number
......................

Whole number
......................

9.3

9.3 to the nearest whole number is ________

Whole number

4.6

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Whole number
......................

4.6 to the nearest whole number is ________

Whole number

8.5

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Whole number
......................

8.5 to the nearest whole number is ________

Fill in these washing lines by writing the nearest TENTH (above and below) that the hanging number lies between.
The first one is done for you.
One tenth below

......................

4.76

4.76 to the nearest tenth is

One tenth above

One tenth below

......................

......................

4.8

5.82

One tenth above

......................

5.82 to the nearest tenth is ________

One tenth below

......................

0.55

One tenth above

One tenth below

......................

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0.55 to the nearest tenth is ________

7.63

One tenth above

......................

7.63 to the nearest tenth is ________

Fill in these washing lines by writing the nearest HUNDREDTH (above and below) that the hanging number lies between.
The first one is done for you.

One hundredth below

One hundredth above

3.426

......................

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3.426 to the nearest hundredth is

One hundredth below

......................

7.095

3.43

One hundredth below

......................

......................

6.182 to the nearest hundredth is ________

One hundredth above

One hundredth below

......................

......................

7.095 to the nearest hundredth is ________

One hundredth above

6.182

One hundredth above

5.343

......................

5.343 to the nearest hundredth is ________

Decimals
Fill in the gaps below with < or > so that the number sentences make sense.

a) 0.5 ________ 0.3

e) 12.88 ________ 12.91

b) 0.77 ________ 0.63

f) 1.005 ________ 1.042

c) 1.85 ________ 1.23

g) 2.153 ________ 2.158

d) 7.65 ________ 7.36

h) 4.45 ________ 4.59

Fill in the gaps below with < or > so that the number sentences make sense.
Hint: You might need to add some zeros in to make it easier to compare the numbers.

a) 0.51 ________ 0.5

e) 12.88 ________ 12.885

b) 0.77 ________ 0.8

f)

c) 0.77 ________ 0. 7

g) 2.153 ________ 2.15

d) 3.0 ________ 3.65

h) 4.45 ________ 4.459

1.005 ________ 1.04

In order
Write these decimals in order from smallest to biggest:

4.75

4.1

4.05

4.8

__________________________________________________________________________________
Write these decimals in order from smallest to biggest:

7.32

7.8

7.237

7.723

__________________________________________________________________________________
Use these cards to make
Look at these cards:

a) Use each card once to make the closest number to 20.

__________
b) Use each card once to make the closest number to 60.
__________
c) Use each card once to make the closest number to 80.
__________

Out of order
Someone has tried sorting decimals. Unfortunately, they didnt always get the order right. Sometimes they were
right and sometimes they were wrong.

In each row, put a circle round the decimal that is out of place.

0.1

0.8

0.2

0.5

0.7

2.9

2.1

2.3

2.5

2.6

9.2

9.3

9.5

9.7

9.8

0.22

0.23

0.29

0.25

0.26

Sorted
Put the cards in order from smallest to biggest. Record your answers here:
1. Blue cards: __________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Pink cards: _____________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Green cards: __________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
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