Decimal Measurements - Examples, Exercises and Solutions

Decimal Measures

To equalize decimal measures, we will proceed according to the following steps:
First step: Identify the larger measure.
Second step: Convert the number with the smaller unit of measure to the larger unit of measure.
Third step: Compare the numbers that now have the same unit of measure

Let's remember the conversion relationship:
11 mm = 1010  cm
100100  cm = 11 meter
11 m = 10001000 mm = 100100 cm

Suggested Topics to Practice in Advance

  1. Multiplication and Division of Decimal Numbers by 10, 100, etc.
  2. Division of Decimal Numbers
  3. Multiplication of Decimal Numbers

Practice Decimal Measurements

Examples with solutions for Decimal Measurements

Exercise #1

Which is larger?

0.3 cm ⬜ 3 mm

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Exercise #2

Which is larger?

4 mts. ⬜ 200 cm

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Exercise #3

Which is larger?

0.6 mts ⬜ 600 cm

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Exercise #4

Which is larger?

50 cm ⬜ 5 meters

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Exercise #5

Which is larger?

5 meters ⬜ 0.1 km

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Exercise #6

Which is larger?

40 meters ⬜ 0.04 .| km

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Exercise #7

Which is larger?

5.34 cm ⬜ 53 mm

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Exercise #8

Which is larger?

300 cm ⬜ 3 meters

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Exercise #9

Which is larger?

45.6 mm ⬜ 2.3 cm

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Exercise #10

Which is larger?

40 mm ⬜ 5 cm

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Topics learned in later sections

  1. Repeating Decimal
  2. Decimal Fractions