Compare Decimals 0.08 and 0.3: Number Line Sign Determination

Question

Determine the appropriate sign according to the number line:

$0.08?0.3$

00:00 Set the appropriate sign

00:03 We'll use the number line to find the 2 numbers

00:06 If the number is to the left of the second number then it's smaller, and to the right it's larger

00:09 We'll identify the position of our number in relation to the second number

00:15 And this is the solution to the question

Let's look at the number 0.08

This number is located on the number line in the range between 0 and 0.1

In other words, the numbers in this range are:

$0.01, 0.02, 0.03, 0.04, 0.05, 0.06, 0.07, 0.08, 0.09$

Therefore, the one that is larger is 0.3

$0.3>0.08$

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