Compare Decimals to Thousandths - 5th Grade Math

1. Find and correct the comparison: $0.72 < 0.703$.

   Correct: $0.720 > 0.703$. $0.72 = 0.720$; compare hundredths: $2 > 0$.

2. What does the digit $4$ represent in the decimal $0.084$?

   $4$ thousandths. The third digit after the decimal point represents thousandths.

3. What symbol makes the statement true: $12.340\ \square\ 12.304$?

   $>$. Compare hundredths place: $4$ > $0$.

4. What symbol makes the statement true: $0.999\ \square\ 1.000$?

   $<$. $0.999$ is less than $1$ by one thousandth.

5. What symbol makes this statement true: $8.5\ \square\ 8.500$?

   $8.5 = 8.500$. Trailing zeros don't change value.

6. What symbol makes the statement true: $2.070\ \square\ 2.007$?

   $>$. Compare hundredths place: $7$ > $0$.

7. What symbol makes the statement true: $4.019\ \square\ 4.091$?

   $<$. Compare hundredths place: $1$ < $9$.

8. What symbol makes this statement true: $3.125\ \square\ 3.12$?

   $3.125 > 3.120$. Compare thousandths place: $5 > 0$.

9. What symbol makes the statement true: $5.120\ \square\ 5.12$?

   $=$. Trailing zeros don't affect decimal value.

10. What symbol makes this true: $12.345 \square 12.354$?

    $<$. Compare hundredths place: 4 < 5.

11. What symbol makes this true: $0.410 \square 0.401$?

    $>$. Compare hundredths place: 1 > 0.

12. What symbol makes this true: $2.718 \square 2.718$?

    $=$. Same digits in all places means equal.

13. Which decimal is smaller: $0.401$ or $0.41$?

    $0.401$. $0.41 = 0.410$; compare thousandths: $1 < 10$.

14. What symbol makes the statement true: $7.800\ \square\ 7.08$?

    $>$. Compare tenths place: $8$ > $0$.

15. What symbol makes this true: $6.120 \square 6.12$?

    $=$. Trailing zero doesn't change the value.

16. What symbol makes the statement true: $0.500\ \square\ 0.050$?

    $>$. Compare tenths place: $5$ > $0$.

17. What symbol makes this true: $9.700 \square 9.070$?

    $>$. Compare tenths place: 7 > 0.

18. Identify the place value of the digit $5$ in $0.058$.

    $5$ is in the hundredths place. Count two places right of decimal point.

19. Identify the place value of the digit $7$ in $4.372$.

    $7$ is in the hundredths place. Count two places right of decimal point.

20. What symbol makes this true: $0.6 \square 0.60$?

    $=$. Trailing zeros after the decimal don't change value.

21. Which decimal is smaller: $7.200$ or $7.020$?

    $7.020$. Compare tenths place: $0 < 2$.

22. What symbol makes this true: $5.019 \square 5.109$?

    $<$. Compare tenths place: 0 < 1.

23. What symbol makes this statement true: $9.999\ \square\ 10.000$?

    $9.999 < 10.000$. $9.999$ is less than $10$ by $0.001$.

24. What symbol makes this true: $0.999 \square 1.000$?

    $<$. Any decimal less than 1 is smaller than 1.

25. What symbol makes this true: $0.001 \square 0.000$?

    $>$. Any positive decimal is greater than zero.

26. What symbol makes this true: $7.081 \square 7.080$?

    $>$. Compare thousandths place: 1 > 0.

27. Which decimal is greater: $0.099$ or $0.100$?

    $0.100$. Compare tenths place: $1 > 0$.

28. What symbol makes this true: $8.008 \square 8.080$?

    $<$. Compare hundredths place: 0 < 8.

29. What symbol makes this true: $0.070 \square 0.007$?

    $>$. Compare hundredths place: 7 > 0.

30. What symbol makes this statement true: $0.600\ \square\ 0.60$?

    $0.600 = 0.60$. Trailing zeros don't change value.

31. Which decimal is greater: $0.305$ or $0.350$?

    $0.350$. Compare hundredths place: $5 > 0$.

32. What symbol makes this true: $1.005 \square 1.05$?

    $<$. Compare hundredths place: 0 < 5.

33. What symbol makes the statement true: $1.230\ \square\ 1.203$?

    $>$. Compare hundredths place: $3$ > $0$.

34. What symbol makes this statement true: $0.407\ \square\ 0.470$?

    $0.407 < 0.470$. Compare hundredths place: $0 < 7$.

35. What symbol makes this statement true: $0.010\ \square\ 0.009$?

    $0.010 > 0.009$. Compare hundredths place: $1 > 0$.

36. What symbol makes this statement true: $6.070\ \square\ 6.007$?

    $6.070 > 6.007$. Compare hundredths place: $7 > 0$.

37. What symbol makes this true: $0.304 \square 0.34$?

    $<$. Compare hundredths place: 0 < 4.

38. What symbol makes the statement true: $8.101\ \square\ 8.011$?

    $>$. Compare tenths place: $1$ > $0$.

39. What symbol makes this statement true: $1.234\ \square\ 1.243$?

    $1.234 < 1.243$. Compare hundredths place: $3 < 4$.

40. What symbol makes this statement true: $5.009\ \square\ 5.090$?

    $5.009 < 5.090$. Compare hundredths place: $0 < 9$.

41. What symbol makes this true: $2.300 \square 2.03$?

    $>$. Compare tenths place: 3 > 0.

42. Identify the place value of the digit $9$ in $12.409$.

    $9$ is in the thousandths place. Count three places right of decimal point.

43. What does the digit $7$ represent in the decimal $3.572$?

    $7$ tenths. The second digit after the decimal point represents tenths.

44. What symbol makes the statement true: $0.6\ \square\ 0.60$?

    $=$. Trailing zeros after the decimal don't change the value.

45. Which decimal is greater: $2.018$ or $2.081$?

    $2.081$. Compare hundredths place: $8 > 1$.

46. What symbol makes the statement true: $6.402\ \square\ 6.420$?

    $<$. Compare hundredths place: $0$ < $2$.

47. What symbol makes the statement true: $15.006\ \square\ 15.060$?

    $<$. Compare hundredths place: $0$ < $6$.

48. What symbol makes the statement true: $0.120\ \square\ 0.102$?

    $>$. Compare hundredths place: $2$ > $0$.

49. What symbol makes the statement true: $3.006\ \square\ 3.060$?

    $<$. Compare hundredths place: $0$ < $6$.

50. What symbol makes the statement true: $2.305\ \square\ 2.35$?

    $<$. Compare digit by digit: $0$ in hundredths < $5$ in hundredths.

51. What symbol makes the statement true: $0.090\ \square\ 0.009$?

    $>$. Compare hundredths place: $9$ > $0$.

52. What symbol makes this true: $3.407 \square 3.47$?

    $<$. Compare hundredths place: 0 < 7.

53. What symbol makes the statement true: $9.999\ \square\ 10.000$?

    $<$. Any number less than $10$ is less than $10$.

54. What symbol makes this true: $4.250 \square 4.205$?

    $>$. Compare hundredths place: 5 > 0.

Study these flashcards