How do you order the numbers 5.108, 5.13, 5.3, 5.103 from least to greatest?
1 Answer
Mar 13, 2018
Explanation:
All the numbers have a whole number
Write the numbers with the same number of decimal places. This makes them easier to compare and avoids the common error of thinking you are comparing
It helps to write them under each other:
Now it is more obvious that you are comparing
Arrange these numbers in increasing order:
These were just the decimals, but now you can write the original numbers: