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MA3-RN-02, Decimals to thousandths

Stage 3 (Years 5 and 6) ยท Mathematics ยท Represents numbers

Compares and orders decimals with up to three decimal places.

MA3-RN-02 is an outcome from the NESA Mathematics K-10 Syllabus (2022), taught in NSW schools. Because Stage 3 spans Years 5 and 6, the worksheets below come from Year 5 and Year 6. Print them as PDFs, or generate a fresh one. Every maths answer key is computed in code, so it is never wrong.

Teaching guide

What students learn

Compares and orders decimals with up to three decimal places.

How to teach it

Connect decimals to place value and money (tenths, hundredths), line up the decimal points, and use a number line to compare and round.

Worked example
6.6 - 6.7 =
Answer: -0.1

Generated and checked in code, so it is correct.

Watch out for

Thinking a longer decimal is larger (0.45 > 0.5), and mis-aligning place value when adding.

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More Stage 3 Mathematics outcomes: MA3-RN-01 ยท MA3-RN-03 ยท MA3-AR-01 ยท MA3-MR-01 ยท MA3-MR-02 ยท MA3-RQF-01 ยท MA3-RQF-02 ยท MA3-GM-01
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NSW syllabus outcomes (c) NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales. The outcome code is cited as published; the description above is paraphrased in our own words. See the official Mathematics K-10 Syllabus on the NSW Curriculum website.