✩ Ordering sets of decimals

Write these decimals in order, from least to greatest.

0.45 0.21 2.07 1.45 3.62 2.17

0.21 0.45 1.45 2.07 2.17 3.62

Write these decimals in order, from least to greatest.

5.63 2.14 5.6 3.91 1.25 4.63

9.39 0.24 7.63 8.25 7.49 9.40

1.05 2.36 1.09 2.41 7.94 1.50

3.92 5.63 2.29 4.62 5.36 2.15

28.71 21.87 27.18 21.78 28.17 27.81

Write these measures in order, from least to greatest.

$56.25 $32.40 $11.36 $32.04 $55.26 $36.19

94.21 km 87.05 km 76.91 km 94.36 km 65.99 km 110.75 km

$26.41 $47.23 $26.14 $35.23 $49.14 $35.32

19.51 m 16.15 m 15.53 m 12.65 m 24.24 m 16.51 m

7.35 l 8.29 l 5.73 l 8.92 l 10.65 l 4.29 l

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Children should take special care when they order sets0 that include numbers with
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how place value defines a number: for example, 6.959 is less than 7.1.

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