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Paper Airplane Contest: Comparing Flight Decimals

Grade 5 practice comparing decimals to thousandths with >, <, and = using paper airplane flight times and distances.

Grade 5MathInteractive · Printable

Aligned to5.NBT.A.3.b

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  • Single worksheet
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  • 1 Common Core standard
  • Printable answer key
  • 14 questions
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Details

Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 5
Subject
Math
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students compare two decimals to thousandths using the symbols >, <, and =.
  • Students find the first place where two decimals differ to decide which is greater.
  • Students find a missing digit that makes a decimal comparison true.

How to use

Use as practice or a quick check after teaching thousandths. Encourage students to stack the numbers on grid paper with the decimal points lined up before they choose a symbol.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

5.NBT.A.3.b

Compare two decimals to thousandths using place value and the symbols >, =, and <.

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Paper Airplane Contest: Comparing Flight Decimals

Compare flight times and distances to the thousandths place.

Flight time face-offs

Write >, <, or = in each blank to compare the two flight times in seconds.

1.
Jada's plane flew for 4.062 seconds. Omar's plane flew for 4.26 seconds.
Word bank: > · < · =

4.062   4.26

2.
Mateo's plane flew for 2.9 seconds. Kiri's plane flew for 2.900 seconds.
Word bank: > · < · =

2.9   2.900

3.
Word bank: > · < · =

5.718   5.709

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