Comparing and ordering fractions and decimals worksheet
To compare, put the numbers in the same form: fractions over a common denominator, or everything as a decimal. Negatives sit left of zero, so the negative with the bigger size is the smaller number. Work out an absolute value before comparing it, and in scientific notation compare the powers of ten before the front numbers.
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How to do these
- Common denominator 8.
- 3/4 is 6/8, which is more than 5/8.
The answer is .
Where students go wrong
Comparing tops or bottoms on their own. 5/8 has the bigger top and the bigger bottom, and it is still the smaller fraction.
Also called comparing and ordering numbers, comparing decimals, ordering rational numbers or ordering real numbers.
What you can put on this worksheet
- Compare two fractions
- → <
- Compare two decimals
- →
- Order fractions, decimals and integers
- Order from least to greatest:
→ - Order with square roots in the list
- Order from least to greatest:
→ - With absolute value
- Compare using , or : →
- In scientific notation
- Order from least to greatest: , , → , ,