Compare decimals word problems

Sam is keeping track of the distances at a long jump competition. The jumper from Eastside High jumped 7.85 meters. The jumper from Temple High jumped 7.1 meters.

A group of 5^{th} graders kept track of the number of hours they spent working on their science project.

Put the students in order from the least to greatest amount of time spent.

The student with the least amount of time should be at the top of the list.

An archaeologist measures the length of two dinosaur tooth fossils. He wants to display the tooth that is larger at a museum. Tooth A is 0.23 meters long. Tooth B is 0.195 meters long.

A vet weighs several newborn kittens

Put the kittens in order from lightest to heaviest.

The kitten that is the lightest should be at the top of the list.

Marie is choosing a bag of apples to make into a pie. She thinks the pie will be tastier if it has more apples. The bag of green apples weighs 4.75 pounds. The bag of red apples weighs 4.5 pounds.

Which bag of apples should she buy?

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Grace is drawing a picture book about a shrinking monster. She uses the table to record the size of the monster in several of her drawings.

Put the drawings in order from the smallest to largest.

The illustration that is the smallest should be at the top of the list.

At Parker Elementary, students travel an average of 3.375 miles to get to school. At Franklin Elementary, students travel an average of 3.35 miles.

Which school has the higher average?

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The table shows the number of centimeters of rain recorded in several different cities during a recent storm.

Put the cities in order from the least to greatest amount of rain.

Al is comparing two recipes for home made bread. The recipe for white bread calls for 0.4 kg of flour. The recipe for whole wheat bread calls for 0.385 kg of flour.

Which bread takes less flour?

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Nora is buying 3 different types of beads to make a necklace.

Put the beads in order from smallest to largest.

The bead that is the smallest should be at the top of the list.

Gus is measuring earth worms that he digs up in his backyard. The worm he found in the garden was 8.9 cm long. The worm he found under the porch was 9 cm long.

Which worm is longer?

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Amy records the weight of 3 different candy bars.

Put the candy bars in order from lightest to heaviest.

The lightest candy bar should be at the top of the list.

Kesia is writing a report about two of the world’s fastest fish. She wants to put the faster fish on the cover of her report. The fastest speed for a sailfish is 67.85 mph. The fastest speed for a swordfish is 60 mph.

Which fish should go on the cover of Kesia’s report?

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Jordan is trying to decide which hike to take.

Put the hikes in order from shortest to longest.

The local basketball championship game will be held between the Davis Tigers and the Skyview Ravens. The Tigers have a player that is 76.75 inches tall. The Ravens have a player that is 76.125 inches tall.

Which team has the taller player?

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Louis and his friends are planning a dog relay race around the park. Since the dogs are different sizes, they will each run a different distance.

Louis and his friends are planning a dog relay race around the park. Since the dogs are different sizes, they will each run a different distance.

Place the dog with least distance at the top.

Abril wants a cold drink to take with her to the park. She is choosing between a bottle of sparkling water that contains 502.75 mL, end text and a bottle of plain water that contains 499.793 mL, end text. It is a hot day and Abril wants to bring as much to drink as possible.

Which beverage should Abril choose?

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The table shows the weight of several insects Phoebe found in her garden.

Put the insects in order from lightest to heaviest.

The insect that is the lightest should be at the top of the list.

Owen and Jessica use a stopwatch to time how long it takes them to run through an obstacle course at a playground. Owen’s time was 38.19 seconds. Jessica’s time was 38.9 seconds.

Who completed the obstacle course in less time?

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Sean records the times for several swimmers during a race at a swim meet.

Put the swimmers in order from the shortest to the longest time.

The swimmer that has the shortest time should be at the top of the list.