Question

Which answer shows these decimals written in order from greatest to least?

23.697 23.72 22.8

A.
23.72 > 23.697 > 22.8

B.
22.8 > 23.72 > 23.697

C.
23.697 > 22.8 > 23.72

D.
23.72 > 22.8 > 23.697

Answer 1

well, to compare decimals, first look at the part before the decimal

we know that 22.8 is the smallest because 22 is smaller than 23

so, we're left with 23.72 and 23.697

to compare these two, let's look at the part after the decimal point

23.72 is bigger than 23.697 because 72 is bigger than 697

does this make sense?

Answer 2

yes

Answer 3

so, can you tell me which answer choice is correct? :)

Answer 4

its D. or A. hmm....

Answer 5

D.

Answer 6

Uh, not quite, maybe I can explain it in a way that makes more sense

Answer 7

22.8 is smaller than 23.697 because 22 is smaller than 23

you look at the part before the decimal point FIRST, then after you've sorted those in order, then you can look at the part AFTER the decimal point

does that make a little more sense?

Answer 8

yeah a little

Answer 9

its got to be B.

Answer 10

um, not quite, can you try one more time?

22 is less than 23, remember?

Answer 11

i know its just hard

Answer 12

im in 5th grade you know

Answer 13

Its A!

Answer 14

great! you got it! :D

Answer 15

whew YAY!!!!

Answer 16

thank you