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Understanding and Comparing Decimals: Calingasan, Jhon Rey A

This document provides an overview of decimals and how to compare them. It defines decimals as numbers less than one, with places to the right of the decimal point being tenths, hundredths, and thousandths. It explains how to compare decimals by lining up the decimal points and adding place holder zeros if needed before comparing values from left to right. Examples are provided of writing decimals as words and words as decimals, as well as practice problems comparing decimals using >, <, or = signs.

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Understanding and Comparing Decimals: Calingasan, Jhon Rey A

This document provides an overview of decimals and how to compare them. It defines decimals as numbers less than one, with places to the right of the decimal point being tenths, hundredths, and thousandths. It explains how to compare decimals by lining up the decimal points and adding place holder zeros if needed before comparing values from left to right. Examples are provided of writing decimals as words and words as decimals, as well as practice problems comparing decimals using >, <, or = signs.

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UNDERSTANDING

and
COMPARING
DECIMALS
Calingasan, Jhon Rey A.
Bachelor of Elementary Education
A Quick Review

A decimal is part of a whole.


A decimal represents a number
less than one.

4 . 8 7 2
WHOLE NUMBER TENTHS HUNDREDTHS THOUSANDTHS
one-tenth, 0.1, or 1/10
one-hundredth, 0.01, or 1/100
0.10 = 0.1
If the first place to the right of the
decimal is called the tenths place, and the
second place to the right of the decimal is
called the hundredths place.

What do you think the third place to the


right of the decimal point is called?

(one thousandth, 0.001, or 1/1,000)


NUMBER THOUSANDS HUNDREDS TENS ONES TENTHS HUNDREDTHS THOUSANDTHS

0.36
- - - - 3 6 -
2,734.45
2 7 3 4 4 5 -
3.038
- - - 3 0 3 8
39.060
- - 3 9 0 6 0
970.32
- 9 7 0 3 2 -
1010.00
1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
Name some instances when it is
important to calculate and record
numbers less than 1.

Time, Money, Scientific Measurements


Marcel’s slice of pizza cost $1.35.

In the 1988 Summer Olympics, Carl Lewis


won the gold medal for running the 100-
Meter Dash in 9.92 seconds.

An inch is equal to 2.54centimeters.

The average body temperature is 98.6°


Fahrenheit.
A Quick Review

Do you remember what these signs mean?

> GREATER THAN


< LESS THAN

= EQUALS TO
The sign “OPENS UP” to or “EATS” is the larger number.
When comparing 2 decimals ...

1. Line up the decimal points.

2. Add place holder zeros.

3. Work from left to right!


Practice Problems

< , > or =

0.032 _____ 0.04


<
0.032 _____ 0.04
1. Line up the
decimal points.
0.032
0.04 0 2. Add place
holder zeros.
4 is larger than 3,
therefore 0.04 is
larger than 0.032.

3. Work from
left to right.
LET’S
TRY!!
I. Write each decimal in word form:

1. 0.6

2. 4.87

3. 0.534
II. Write each word in decimal form:

1. thirty-six and five thousandths

2. nine and nine hundredths

3. one and thirty-six hundredths


III. Write >, <, or =.

1. 57.02 ___ 57.006

2. 3.030 ___ 3.003

3. 6.81 ___ 6.809

4. 32.07 ___ 32.009

5. 0.023 ___ 0.213


THANK YOU !!

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