Awaiti School netball team

Awaiti School netball team

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This task is about ordering decimal numbers.

The Awaiti School netball team are going to have their photo taken.

The photographer has asked the girls to stand in the order of tallest to shortest. 

 

netball team lined up from tallest to shortest

 

Use this table below to help you label the players with their names.

 

Name

Height

Ata

1.51

Selene

1.33

Aleisha

1.52

Nikki

1.49

Simone

1.25

Kara

1.43

Ripeka

1.34
Task administration: 
This task is completed with pencil and paper only.
Level:
3
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Number and Algebra, Number Knowledge
Keywords: 
decimals, ordering numbers, place value
Description of task: 
Students order the heights of the netball players, measured in decimal numbers, from tallest to shortest.
Answers/responses: 
 

Y6 (08/2002)

Aleisha, Ata, Nikki, Kara, Selene, Ripeka, Simone.
[Accept if numbers are given instead of names.]
1.52, 1.51, 1.49, 1.43, 1.34, 1.33, 1.25

 

 All correct - very easy