Comparing Decimal Place Value

Standard= Regular or Normal

Example 35.89

When you write the words you say when you write the number.

Example- thirty five AND eighty nine hundredTHS

Showing the value of each digit in a number separately.

Example 30+5+0.8+0.09

Or... (3x10) +(5x1) + (8x0.1)+(9x0.01)

When you compare decimals you are deciding if a decimals is larger or smaller than another.

Line up the digits so that you can compare their values from left to right.

5.34

5.56

5.34<5.56 because the 5 in the tenths place is higher than the 3 in the tenths place.