Comparing and Ordering Decimals
Students will compare and order decimals to three decimal places using various strategies and visual aids.
Key Questions
- Differentiate between comparing decimals with different numbers of digits after the decimal point.
- Construct a visual model to demonstrate why 0.5 is greater than 0.45.
- Explain how understanding place value helps in ordering a list of decimals.
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