Ordering Decimals

Descending order goes from the largest to the smallest.

3.4, 2.3, 1.2, 1.1, 0.1, 0.09, 0.05 are in descending order.

Ascending order goes from the smallest to the largest.

1.4, 2.3, 3.3, 4.2, 5.9 are in ascending order.

0.5 1.0,
1.0 1.9,
1.9 0.4,
0.4 2.6 in ascending order.
Arrange 0.5,

0.5 1.0,
1.0 1.9,
1.9 0.4,
0.4 2.6 in descending order.
Arrange 0.5,

Writing decimals on a number line

33.60

Can be written as

Can be written as

33.61 33.62 33.63 33.64 33.65 33.66 33.67 33.68 33.69

What are the next numbers after 33.6?

33.70

Writing decimals on a number line

33.61 33.62 33.63 33.64 33.65 33.66 33.67 33.68 33.69

70.91 70.92 70.93 70.94 70.95 70.96 70.97 70.98 70.99

What are the next numbers after 70.9?

Writing decimals on a number line

There is 5 division between 53.6 and 53.7 therefore each
gap equals 0.2

33.61 33.62 33.63 33.64 33.65 33.66 33.67 33.68 33.69

53.6

53.7

53.8

53.62 53.64 53.66 53.68 53.70 53.72 53.74 53.76 53.78

124.0

126.0

128.0

124.4 124.8 125.2 125.6 126.0 126.4 126.8 127.2 127.6 128.0

There is 5 division between 124 and 126 therefore

each gap equals 0.4