This math skill teaches how to compare two decimal numbers by checking each digit from left to right. If digits are the same, continue to the next digit until a difference is found. The larger different digit determines which decimal is greater.
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Comparing value of two decimals
Test your understanding of comparing the value of two decimals by practicing it! Work through the below exercises to use it in practice.
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Let's compare 8.94 and 8.5 to see which is larger
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With decimals we can always add zeros at the end without changing the number
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Start our comparison with the largest digit. The 8's are the same, so we move to the next digit.
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The point 9 and point 5 are different, so we can see that 8.9 is larger than 8.5. Any numbers after that do not matter.
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So 8.94 is greater than 8.5