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This activity is about arranging decimals in order of size, smallest first.
Example
Place these decimals in order of size, smallest first.
| 11.64 sec
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11.525 sec
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11.507 sec
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11.631 sec
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11.458 sec
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Think of this number line to put the decimals in order.
Answer 11.458 seconds , 11.507 seconds , 11.525 seconds , 11.631 seconds , 11.64 seconds
Look at the digits in the columns from left to right. The numbers above all start with 11, so then look at the tenths column.
If the numbers have the same digit in the tenths column, move on to the next column to the right - the hundredths.
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