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Decimal Place Value Comparison

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Decimal Place Value Comparison

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📊 Part 1: Understanding Decimal Place Value

1. What is the value of the digit 7 in the number 3.427?

7 tenths

7 hundredths

7 thousandths

7 ones

2. Which decimal represents "two and three hundred forty-five thousandths"?

2.345

2.0345

20.345

2.3045

3. Fill in the place value chart for the number 4.768:

Ones: ____ Tenths: ____ Hundredths: ____ Thousandths: ____

4. A baby echidna weighs 1.425kg. What is the value of the digit 2 in this weight?

🔢 Part 2: Comparing and Ordering Decimals

5. Which decimal is the largest?

3.456

3.465

3.546

3.564

6. Order these decimals from smallest to largest: 2.134, 2.143, 2.314, 2.341

Smallest: _______ → _______ → _______ → _______ Largest

7. Compare using >, < or =:

a) 1.678 _____ 1.687

b) 5.240 _____ 5.24

c) 3.105 _____ 3.150

8. A platypus weighs 1.708kg and a baby echidna weighs 1.78kg. Which animal is heavier? Explain your reasoning.

📏 Part 3: Number Line Placement

9. Mark the position of 2.345 on this number line:

|_______|_______|_______|_______|

2.3 2.32 2.34 2.36 2.38

10. Between which two numbers would 4.567 be located?

Between 4.5 and 4.6

Between 4.56 and 4.57

Between 4.6 and 4.7

Between 4.55 and 4.56

11. Explain how you would place the decimal 3.275 on a number line between 3.2 and 3.3.

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