Comparing Rational Numbers
A Grade 10 math worksheet focusing on comparing and ordering rational numbers using various methods.
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Comparing Rational Numbers
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions to compare and order rational numbers. Show all your work where applicable.
1. Which of the following rational numbers is the smallest?
-3/4
-0.8
-7/10
-0.72
2. Arrange the following numbers in ascending order: 1/3, 0.3, 3/10, 0.33
0.3, 3/10, 0.33, 1/3
3/10, 0.3, 0.33, 1/3
0.3, 3/10, 1/3, 0.33
3/10, 0.33, 0.3, 1/3
3. When comparing two negative rational numbers, the number closer to zero is .
4. To compare fractions with different denominators, you must first find a .
5. Compare -5/8 and -0.6. Explain your reasoning.
6. Plot the following rational numbers on the number line below and then order them from least to greatest: -1/2, 0.75, -1.25, 1/4
Order (least to greatest):
Match each rational number on the left with an equivalent form on the right.
7. 0.6
a. 1/2
8. 50%
b. 3/5
9. 0.25
c. 1/4
10. All integers are rational numbers.
True
False