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