Stage 3 · Fractions & Decimals

3.5.5 Comparing the Size of Decimals

3.5 Decimals Arrive: Cutting One Step into Ten More

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3.5.5 Comparing the Size of Decimals

Core idea

Compare place by place from the highest down — tenths first, then hundredths — and the bigger digit makes the bigger number.

Module goal. Extend decimals from splitting into ten equal parts, understand that a decimal is really a base-ten fraction, and master place value, reading and writing, comparing, and converting across places.
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