Ordering Decimals Maze Worksheet | Cazoom Maths Worksheets - Free Printable

Problem Description:

The task is to navigate through a grid of decimal numbers from the green square (starting point) to the red square (ending point). The rules are:
1. You can only move to a larger number.
2. You cannot move diagonally; you can only move horizontally or vertically.

Grid Layout:

The grid is as follows, with the starting point (green square) at `0.01` and the ending point (red square) at `3.01`.

```
0.01 0.03 0.3 0.06 0.07 0.1
0.011 0.01 0.035 0.08 0.7 0.85
0.2 0.201 0.02 0.12 0.66 0.4
0.19 0.22 0.25 0.299 0.4 0.55
0.12 0.233 0.22 0.15 0.3 0.37
0.11 0.31 0.355 0.555 0.56 0.24
0.33 0.25 0.31 1.404 1.044 1.1
1.84 1.78 1.7 1.44 1.444 0.99
1.33 1.89 1.69 1.399 1.32 2.8
1.5 1.98 2.01 2.022 2.22 3.01
```

Solution Approach:

We will solve this step-by-step by moving from the starting point (`0.01`) to the ending point (`3.01`), ensuring that each move is to a larger number and adheres to the movement rules.

#### Step 1: Starting Point
- Start at `0.01` (green square).

#### Step 2: First Move
- From `0.01`, the possible moves are to `0.03` (right) or `0.011` (down).
- Choose `0.03` (larger than `0.01`).

#### Step 3: Second Move
- From `0.03`, the possible moves are to `0.3` (right) or `0.01` (down).
- Choose `0.3` (larger than `0.03`).

#### Step 4: Third Move
- From `0.3`, the possible moves are to `0.06` (right) or `0.035` (down).
- Choose `0.06` (larger than `0.035`).

#### Step 5: Fourth Move
- From `0.06`, the possible moves are to `0.07` (right) or `0.08` (down).
- Choose `0.07` (larger than `0.08`).

#### Step 6: Fifth Move
- From `0.07`, the possible moves are to `0.1` (right) or `0.7` (down).
- Choose `0.7` (larger than `0.1`).

#### Step 7: Sixth Move
- From `0.7`, the possible moves are to `0.85` (right) or `0.66` (down).
- Choose `0.85` (larger than `0.66`).

#### Step 8: Seventh Move
- From `0.85`, the possible moves are to `0.4` (down).
- Choose `0.4` (no other option).

#### Step 9: Eighth Move
- From `0.4`, the possible moves are to `0.55` (right) or `0.37` (down).
- Choose `0.55` (larger than `0.37`).

#### Step 10: Ninth Move
- From `0.55`, the possible moves are to `0.24` (down).
- Choose `0.24` (no other option).

#### Step 11: Tenth Move
- From `0.24`, the possible moves are to `1.1` (right) or `1.044` (up).
- Choose `1.1` (larger than `1.044`).

#### Step 12: Eleventh Move
- From `1.1`, the possible moves are to `0.99` (down).
- Choose `0.99` (no other option).

#### Step 13: Twelfth Move
- From `0.99`, the possible moves are to `2.8` (right) or `1.444` (up).
- Choose `2.8` (larger than `1.444`).

#### Step 14: Thirteenth Move
- From `2.8`, the possible moves are to `3.01` (down).
- Choose `3.01` (larger than any other option).

Final Path:

The path from the green square to the red square is:
```
0.01 → 0.03 → 0.3 → 0.06 → 0.07 → 0.7 → 0.85 → 0.4 → 0.55 → 0.24 → 1.1 → 0.99 → 2.8 → 3.01
```

Final Answer:

\[
\boxed{0.01 \rightarrow 0.03 \rightarrow 0.3 \rightarrow 0.06 \rightarrow 0.07 \rightarrow 0.7 \rightarrow 0.85 \rightarrow 0.4 \rightarrow 0.55 \rightarrow 0.24 \rightarrow 1.1 \rightarrow 0.99 \rightarrow 2.8 \rightarrow 3.01}
\]