IXL | Compare, order, and round decimals: word problems

The Larson family has two new bunnies! They are only a few days old. Snowball is 0.03 kilograms and Meadow is 0.04 kilograms.

Which bunny weighs more?

Snowball

Meadow

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question

Marshall is ordering pudding cups for the school cafeteria's lunch program. He wants to find the least expensive pudding to order. This table shows the names and costs per ounce for several brands of pudding.

Brand name	Cost per ounce ($)
O'Leary	0.06
Bowman	0.07
Lil' Jen	0.11

Which brand of pudding costs the least per ounce?

O'Leary

Bowman

Lil' Jen

solution

Look at the table.

Brand name	Cost per ounce ($)
O'Leary	0.06
Bowman	0.07
Lil' Jen	0.11

You need to compare $0.06, $0.07, and $0.11 per ounce.

Use a place value chart to compare the numbers. Line up the decimal points and compare the digits from left to right.

ones

tenths

hundredths

Comparing the tenths digits shows that 0.11 is the greatest.

Now, look at the other two numbers. Comparing the hundredths digits shows that 0.07 is greater than 0.06. So, 0.06 is the smallest of these three numbers.

The O'Leary pudding costs the least per ounce.

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