How do you put decimals 7.25 7.52 5.72 and 5.27 in order greatest to least?

Answer 1

You start by looking at the first number. In this case, those are the whole number parts. This tells you that the two numbers that begin with 7 are larger than the ones which begin with 5. Then you compare the second number (in this case, the tenths place.) 5 is larger than 2, so 7.52 is the largest, followed by 7.25. You repeat the same with the numbers that started with 5. 7 is greater than 2, so 5.72 is larger than 5.27.

Putting them back together, you get

7.52 > 7.25 > 5.72 > 5.27

If you had numbers that matched in the tenths place, then you would have compared the hundredths places, and on and on.

Answer 2

7.52 7.25 5.72 5.27