MathsYears 4–5Fractions, Decimals & Percentages

Compare and order decimals

Compare numbers with the same number of decimal places up to two decimal places

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine you and your friend have two glasses of juice. 🥤 One has 0.3 litres and the other has 0.25 litres. Which is more?

  2. 2

    When comparing 0.3 and 0.25, which digit should you look at first?

  3. 3

    Let's use a number line to compare 0.3 and 0.25. Tap where 0.3 is.

  4. 4

    Let's compare 0.6 and 0.58 together.

  5. 5

    Which is bigger: 0.6 or 0.58?

  6. 6

    Now order these decimals from smallest to biggest: 0.4, 0.35, 0.5. Tap them in order on the number line.

  7. 7

    What is the correct order from smallest to biggest: 0.4, 0.35, 0.5?

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