Ordering hundredths and tenths

  • Use Base 10 material to order decimals from smallest to largest.
  • Check the results using a spreadsheet.
  • Down one column of a spreadsheet document, record the decimals.
  • Select the column by clicking onto the letter at the top of the column.
  • Select Sort from the Calculate menu.
  • As only one column is being used, just click OK to have the decimals arranged in ascending order.
  • Compare the results.

    Unsorted decimals1

    Unsorted

    Sorted decimals

    Sorted

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