Printable Comparing Decimals Worksheets
Printable comparing decimals worksheets for 4th and 5th grade, with an answer key on every sheet. The sets below cover 3 different skills, so you can start where your child actually is. Available as speed drills and word problems.
Targeted Practice by Skill
About Comparing Decimals
What this skill is
Comparing decimals uses >, <, or = symbols to compare decimal values by comparing digits from left to right across ones, tenths, and hundredths columns.
When children learn it
Comparing decimals is taught in 4th and 5th grade, aligned to 4.NF.C.7 and 5.NBT.A.3.B.
Teaching Tips
- Append trailing zeros to equalize decimal digit lengths (compare 0.40 to 0.19).
- Compare left-most tenths digits first.
Common Mistakes
- Thinking a decimal with more digits is larger (thinking 0.19 > 0.4 because 19 > 4).
- Comparing hundredths before comparing tenths.