This document provides examples for comparing decimals by lining them up according to their decimal points and filling empty spaces with zeros. It also demonstrates rounding decimals to the nearest place value and removing extraneous zeros when simplifying decimals. Examples are given for comparing, rounding, simplifying, and estimating the sum of decimals.

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Lesson 33:
*FYI...To compare decimals ­ line them up according to the
decimal points ­ fill in the empty spaces with zeros ­ then
compare the digits from left to right.
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Examples (Lesson 33):
Compare:
A) 10.30 10.3
B) 5.06 5.60
C) 1.1 1.099
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Round the following:
D) 3.14159 to the nearest ten­thousandth
E) 365.2418 to the nearest hundred
F) 57.432 to the nearest whole number
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G) Simplify 10.200000 by removing the extraneous zeros
H) Estimate the sum (round to the nearest whole number):
8.65 + 21.7 + 11.038
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