I have two gold coins that are shiny and round
One's four hundred five thousandths of a pound
The other weighs four hundred ten thousandths
Which is the greater of my investments?
To order them, I looked left to right
And found the first place that was not alike
One's greater than zero, the greater piece I hold
Is four hundred ten thousandths of a pound of gold
Line up the decimal points vertically
Look left to right horizontally
Compare the greatest place that's different
The greater number will become apparent
I found two pieces of silver digging in the ground
One was one hundred two thousandths of a pound
The other piece was ninety-nine thousandths
Which one contained the greater contents?
To order them, I looked left to right
And found the first place that was not alike
One's bigger than zero, so of the two
One hundred two thousandths was the greater value
Line up the decimal points vertically
Look left to right horizontally
Compare the greatest place that's different
The greater number will become apparent
A number line can help make visible
The place value of any decimal
Between zero and one, divide it into tenths
In each tenth fits ten hundredths
In each hundredth fits ten thousandths
Each place value to the right is ten times less
Line up the decimal points vertically
Look left to right horizontally
Compare the greatest place that's different
The greater number will become apparent