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Compare Decimals Practice

A surprising number of kids think 0.45 is bigger than 0.5 because '45 is bigger than 5.' Comparing decimals is the moment students have to confront that decimal place value works differently than they expect. The fix is to read decimals from left to right, comparing one place at a time, and to add trailing zeros when needed (0.5 = 0.50). Each problem here goes to the hundredths place so your child learns to handle the cases that trip people up, not just the obvious ones.

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All 20 Practice Problems

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  1. 1.Compare: 28.59 __ 26.34 (use >, <, or =)
  2. 2.Compare: 14.60 __ 74.22 (use >, <, or =)
  3. 3.Compare: 69.84 __ 87.13 (use >, <, or =)
  4. 4.Compare: 76.02 __ 42.26 (use >, <, or =)
  5. 5.Compare: 47.17 __ 90.21 (use >, <, or =)
  6. 6.Compare: 70.94 __ 7.62 (use >, <, or =)
  7. 7.Compare: 7.78 __ 58.92 (use >, <, or =)
  8. 8.Compare: 13.14 __ 78.73 (use >, <, or =)
  9. 9.Compare: 55.91 __ 98.38 (use >, <, or =)
  10. 10.Compare: 23.59 __ 19.86 (use >, <, or =)
  11. 11.Compare: 54.89 __ 45.83 (use >, <, or =)
  12. 12.Compare: 13.46 __ 14.38 (use >, <, or =)
  13. 13.Compare: 92.69 __ 86.60 (use >, <, or =)
  14. 14.Compare: 91.04 __ 99.06 (use >, <, or =)
  15. 15.Compare: 54.15 __ 4.75 (use >, <, or =)
  16. 16.Compare: 97.97 __ 9.47 (use >, <, or =)
  17. 17.Compare: 34.18 __ 8.92 (use >, <, or =)
  18. 18.Compare: 70.53 __ 13.64 (use >, <, or =)
  19. 19.Compare: 83.43 __ 59.65 (use >, <, or =)
  20. 20.Compare: 80.76 __ 68.49 (use >, <, or =)
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  1. 1.Compare: 28.59 __ 26.34 (use >, <, or =) Answer: >
  2. 2.Compare: 14.60 __ 74.22 (use >, <, or =) Answer: <
  3. 3.Compare: 69.84 __ 87.13 (use >, <, or =) Answer: <
  4. 4.Compare: 76.02 __ 42.26 (use >, <, or =) Answer: >
  5. 5.Compare: 47.17 __ 90.21 (use >, <, or =) Answer: <
  6. 6.Compare: 70.94 __ 7.62 (use >, <, or =) Answer: >
  7. 7.Compare: 7.78 __ 58.92 (use >, <, or =) Answer: <
  8. 8.Compare: 13.14 __ 78.73 (use >, <, or =) Answer: <
  9. 9.Compare: 55.91 __ 98.38 (use >, <, or =) Answer: <
  10. 10.Compare: 23.59 __ 19.86 (use >, <, or =) Answer: >
  11. 11.Compare: 54.89 __ 45.83 (use >, <, or =) Answer: >
  12. 12.Compare: 13.46 __ 14.38 (use >, <, or =) Answer: <
  13. 13.Compare: 92.69 __ 86.60 (use >, <, or =) Answer: >
  14. 14.Compare: 91.04 __ 99.06 (use >, <, or =) Answer: <
  15. 15.Compare: 54.15 __ 4.75 (use >, <, or =) Answer: >
  16. 16.Compare: 97.97 __ 9.47 (use >, <, or =) Answer: >
  17. 17.Compare: 34.18 __ 8.92 (use >, <, or =) Answer: >
  18. 18.Compare: 70.53 __ 13.64 (use >, <, or =) Answer: >
  19. 19.Compare: 83.43 __ 59.65 (use >, <, or =) Answer: >
  20. 20.Compare: 80.76 __ 68.49 (use >, <, or =) Answer: >

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