The Great Snail Race: Comparing Decimals

Compare decimals to hundredths with >, =, and <.

Compare the snails

Each distance is in meters. Write >, =, or < to compare the distances.

Rosa's snail crawled 0.5 meter. Ike's snail crawled 0.38 meter.

0.5 0.38

Shelly crawled 0.7 meter. Clover crawled 0.70 meter.

0.7 0.70

Sprout crawled 0.09 meter. Nibbles crawled 0.1 meter.

0.09 0.1

Zippy crawled 1.25 meters. Twirl crawled 1.3 meters.

1.25 1.3

Pip crawled 0.3 meter. Dash crawled 0.25 meter. The dots on the number line show both distances.

0.3 0.25

Race results

Use what you know about tenths and hundredths to answer each question.

Four snails raced on the same track. Goldie crawled 0.6 meter. Speedy crawled 0.58 meter. Moss crawled 0.06 meter. Pebble crawled 0.59 meter.
Which snail crawled the farthest?

A. SpeedyB. MossC. GoldieD. Pebble

The finish line is 0.5 meter from the start. Sort each snail's distance.

A snail wins a ribbon if it crawls more than 0.7 meter. Circle every distance that wins a ribbon.

Three snails crawled 0.4 meter, 0.35 meter, and 0.53 meter. Write the distances in order from least to greatest.

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Think it through

Read carefully. Fill in the blanks, choose, or explain.

10.

Snail A crawled 0.5 of a long track. Snail B crawled 0.5 of a short track. Did they crawl the same distance?

A. Yes, because 0.5 = 0.5.B. No, because the tracks are different lengths, so 0.5 of each track is a different distance.C. No, because 0.5 of a short track is always more than 0.5 of a long track.

11.

Theo's snail crawled 0.8 meter. Mia's snail crawled 0.75 meter. Write each distance in hundredths. Then write >, =, or < to compare.

0.8 = hundredths
0.75 = hundredths
0.8 0.75

12.

Jayden says 0.45 is greater than 0.5 because 45 is greater than 5. Is he right? Explain how you know.