Comparing Decimals
Todd was boiling two pots of soup at work. The chicken soup boiled after 7.09\displaystyle {7.09} minutes. The mushroom soup boiled after 8.92\displaystyle {8.92} minutes.

Which soup boiled more quickly?
On a cold winter day, the temperature in Town A was −7.4\displaystyle -{7.4} ℉ and the temperature in Town B was −6.89\displaystyle -{6.89} ℉.

Which town was warmer?
Joyce and Jack were measuring the width of cardboard for a science project. Joyce recorded the width as 0.202\displaystyle {0.202} mm. Jack recorded the width as 0.158\displaystyle {0.158} mm.

Who recorded a larger width?

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