diff --git a/question/type/ordering/tests/fixtures/testexport.moodle.xml b/question/type/ordering/tests/fixtures/testexport.moodle.xml
index 8a35b313307..7e0fa9839c0 100644
--- a/question/type/ordering/tests/fixtures/testexport.moodle.xml
+++ b/question/type/ordering/tests/fixtures/testexport.moodle.xml
@@ -29,37 +29,37 @@
       <text>That is not right at all.</text>
     </incorrectfeedback>
     <shownumcorrect>1</shownumcorrect>
-    <answer fraction="1.0000000" format="html">
+    <answer fraction="1" format="html">
       <text>Modular</text>
       <feedback format="html">
         <text>Modular is correct.</text>
       </feedback>
     </answer>
-    <answer fraction="2.0000000" format="html">
+    <answer fraction="2" format="html">
       <text>Object</text>
       <feedback format="html">
         <text>Object is correct.</text>
       </feedback>
     </answer>
-    <answer fraction="3.0000000" format="html">
+    <answer fraction="3" format="html">
       <text>Oriented</text>
       <feedback format="html">
         <text>Oriented is correct.</text>
       </feedback>
     </answer>
-    <answer fraction="4.0000000" format="html">
+    <answer fraction="4" format="html">
       <text>Dynamic</text>
       <feedback format="html">
         <text>Dynamic is correct.</text>
       </feedback>
     </answer>
-    <answer fraction="5.0000000" format="html">
+    <answer fraction="5" format="html">
       <text>Learning</text>
       <feedback format="html">
         <text>Learning is correct.</text>
       </feedback>
     </answer>
-    <answer fraction="6.0000000" format="html">
+    <answer fraction="6" format="html">
       <text>Environment</text>
       <feedback format="html">
         <text>Environment is correct.</text>
diff --git a/question/type/ordering/tests/output/feedback_test.php b/question/type/ordering/tests/output/feedback_test.php
index f59f7e025b1..62c2ec540e4 100644
--- a/question/type/ordering/tests/output/feedback_test.php
+++ b/question/type/ordering/tests/output/feedback_test.php
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ final class feedback_test extends qbehaviour_walkthrough_test_base {
             $attempt = $qa;
         } else {
             $this->start_attempt_at_question($question, 'interactive');
-            $this->process_submission(array_merge(['-submit' => 1], ['answers' => array_values($answeritems)]));
+            $response = qtype_ordering_test_helper::get_response($question, array_values($answeritems));
+            $this->process_submission(array_merge(['-submit' => 1], $response));
             $attempt = $this->get_question_attempt();
             // Omit the numparts as we are not testing it here, and it can be a bit flaky when manually processing an attempt.
             $this->displayoptions->numpartscorrect = false;
diff --git a/question/type/ordering/tests/output/specific_grade_detail_feedback_test.php b/question/type/ordering/tests/output/specific_grade_detail_feedback_test.php
index dfb094e9233..4ae392e0038 100644
--- a/question/type/ordering/tests/output/specific_grade_detail_feedback_test.php
+++ b/question/type/ordering/tests/output/specific_grade_detail_feedback_test.php
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ final class specific_grade_detail_feedback_test extends advanced_testcase {
                 qtype_ordering_question::SELECT_ALL,
             ],
             'Incorrect question attempt (SELECT_RANDOM). Grading type: GRADING_ABSOLUTE_POSITION' => [
-                [14 => 'Object', 16 => 'Dynamic', 13 => 'Modular', 17 => 'Learning', 18 => 'Environment', 15 => 'Oriented'],
+                [16 => 'Dynamic', 14 => 'Object', 13 => 'Modular', 17 => 'Learning', 18 => 'Environment', 15 => 'Oriented'],
                 qtype_ordering_question::GRADING_ABSOLUTE_POSITION,
                 'vertical',
                 [
diff --git a/question/type/ordering/tests/questionhint_test.php b/question/type/ordering/tests/questionhint_test.php
index 46eaf40562d..ed75bbee411 100644
--- a/question/type/ordering/tests/questionhint_test.php
+++ b/question/type/ordering/tests/questionhint_test.php
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 
 global $CFG;
 require_once($CFG->dirroot . '/question/engine/tests/helpers.php');
+require_once($CFG->dirroot . '/question/type/ordering/questiontype.php');
 
 /**
  * A test class used to test question_hint_ordering.
diff --git a/question/type/ordering/tests/questiontype_test.php b/question/type/ordering/tests/questiontype_test.php
index b574e732b25..e9b98b3795f 100644
--- a/question/type/ordering/tests/questiontype_test.php
+++ b/question/type/ordering/tests/questiontype_test.php
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ require_once($CFG->dirroot . '/question/type/ordering/edit_ordering_form.php');
 require_once($CFG->libdir . '/questionlib.php');
 require_once($CFG->dirroot . '/question/format.php');
 require_once($CFG->dirroot . '/question/format/gift/format.php');
-require_once($CFG->dirroot . '/question/engine/tests/helpers.php');
+require_once($CFG->dirroot . '/question/format/xml/format.php');
 
 /**
  * Unit tests for the ordering question type class.
diff --git a/question/type/questiontypebase.php b/question/type/questiontypebase.php
index 3f9130fba43..78f585d7f4d 100644
--- a/question/type/questiontypebase.php
+++ b/question/type/questiontypebase.php
@@ -931,13 +931,13 @@ class question_type {
         if (is_array($extraanswerfields)) {
             $answerextensiontable = array_shift($extraanswerfields);
             // Use LEFT JOIN in case not every answer has extra data.
-            $question->options->answers = $DB->get_records_sql("
+            $answers = $DB->get_records_sql("
                     SELECT qa.*, qax." . implode(', qax.', $extraanswerfields) . '
                     FROM {question_answers} qa ' . "
                     LEFT JOIN {{$answerextensiontable}} qax ON qa.id = qax.answerid
                     WHERE qa.question = ?
                     ORDER BY qa.id", array($question->id));
-            if (!$question->options->answers) {
+            if (!$answers) {
                 echo $OUTPUT->notification('Failed to load question answers from the table ' .
                         $answerextensiontable . 'for questionid ' . $question->id);
                 return false;
@@ -945,9 +945,15 @@ class question_type {
         } else {
             // Don't check for success or failure because some question types do
             // not use the answers table.
-            $question->options->answers = $DB->get_records('question_answers',
+            $answers = $DB->get_records('question_answers',
                     array('question' => $question->id), 'id ASC');
         }
+        // Store the answers into the question object.
+        $question->options->answers = array_map(function($answer) {
+            // Some database engines return floats as strings like '1.0000000'. Cast to float for consistency.
+            $answer->fraction = (float) $answer->fraction;
+            return $answer;
+        }, $answers);
 
         $question->hints = $DB->get_records('question_hints',
                 array('questionid' => $question->id), 'id ASC');