5th Grade Math Flashcards: Compare Decimals To Thousandths

What this deck covers

This deck focuses on Compare Decimals To Thousandths, giving you a quick way to review the definitions, rules, and examples that matter most for 5th Grade Math.

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Work through these flashcards in short sessions. Try to answer each prompt before flipping the card, then revisit any cards you miss until the explanation feels automatic.

Flashcard 1: What symbol makes this true: $5.019 \square 5.109$?

Answer: $<$. Compare tenths place: 0 < 1.

Flashcard 2: What symbol makes this true: $4.250 \square 4.205$?

Answer: $>$. Compare hundredths place: 5 > 0.

Flashcard 3: What symbol makes this true: $0.001 \square 0.000$?

Answer: $>$. Any positive decimal is greater than zero.

Flashcard 4: What symbol makes this true: $2.718 \square 2.718$?

Answer: $=$. Same digits in all places means equal.

Flashcard 5: What symbol makes this true: $0.6 \square 0.60$?

Answer: $=$. Trailing zeros after the decimal don't change value.

Flashcard 6: What symbol makes this true: $3.407 \square 3.47$?

Answer: $<$. Compare hundredths place: 0 < 7.

Flashcard 7: What symbol makes this true: $0.999 \square 1.000$?

Answer: $<$. Any decimal less than 1 is smaller than 1.

Flashcard 8: What symbol makes this true: $2.300 \square 2.03$?

Answer: $>$. Compare tenths place: 3 > 0.

Flashcard 9: What symbol makes this true: $7.081 \square 7.080$?

Answer: $>$. Compare thousandths place: 1 > 0.

Flashcard 10: What symbol makes the statement true: $5.120\ \square\ 5.12$?

Answer: $=$. Trailing zeros don't affect decimal value.

Flashcard 11: What symbol makes the statement true: $3.006\ \square\ 3.060$?

Answer: $<$. Compare hundredths place: $0$ < $6$.

Flashcard 12: What symbol makes the statement true: $1.230\ \square\ 1.203$?

Answer: $>$. Compare hundredths place: $3$ > $0$.

Flashcard 13: What symbol makes the statement true: $0.090\ \square\ 0.009$?

Answer: $>$. Compare hundredths place: $9$ > $0$.

Flashcard 14: What symbol makes the statement true: $6.402\ \square\ 6.420$?

Answer: $<$. Compare hundredths place: $0$ < $2$.

Flashcard 15: What symbol makes the statement true: $8.101\ \square\ 8.011$?

Answer: $>$. Compare tenths place: $1$ > $0$.

Flashcard 16: What symbol makes the statement true: $0.999\ \square\ 1.000$?

Answer: $<$. $0.999$ is less than $1$ by one thousandth.

Flashcard 17: What symbol makes the statement true: $12.340\ \square\ 12.304$?

Answer: $>$. Compare hundredths place: $4$ > $0$.

Flashcard 18: What symbol makes the statement true: $0.500\ \square\ 0.050$?

Answer: $>$. Compare tenths place: $5$ > $0$.

Flashcard 19: What symbol makes the statement true: $2.070\ \square\ 2.007$?

Answer: $>$. Compare hundredths place: $7$ > $0$.

Flashcard 20: What symbol makes the statement true: $0.120\ \square\ 0.102$?

Answer: $>$. Compare hundredths place: $2$ > $0$.

Flashcard 21: What symbol makes the statement true: $15.006\ \square\ 15.060$?

Answer: $<$. Compare hundredths place: $0$ < $6$.

Flashcard 22: What does the digit $7$ represent in the decimal $3.572$?

Answer: $7$ tenths. The second digit after the decimal point represents tenths.

Flashcard 23: What does the digit $4$ represent in the decimal $0.084$?

Answer: $4$ thousandths. The third digit after the decimal point represents thousandths.

Flashcard 24: What symbol makes the statement true: $0.6\ \square\ 0.60$?

Answer: $=$. Trailing zeros after the decimal don't change the value.

Flashcard 25: What symbol makes the statement true: $2.305\ \square\ 2.35$?

Answer: $<$. Compare digit by digit: $0$ in hundredths < $5$ in hundredths.

Flashcard 26: What symbol makes the statement true: $4.019\ \square\ 4.091$?

Answer: $<$. Compare hundredths place: $1$ < $9$.

Flashcard 27: What symbol makes the statement true: $7.800\ \square\ 7.08$?

Answer: $>$. Compare tenths place: $8$ > $0$.

Flashcard 28: What symbol makes the statement true: $9.999\ \square\ 10.000$?

Answer: $<$. Any number less than $10$ is less than $10$.

Flashcard 29: What symbol makes this statement true: $8.5\ \square\ 8.500$?

Answer: $8.5 = 8.500$. Trailing zeros don't change value.

Flashcard 30: What symbol makes this statement true: $5.009\ \square\ 5.090$?

Answer: $5.009 < 5.090$. Compare hundredths place: $0 < 9$.