Compare Decimals: Find the Missing Sign Between 2.021 and 20.21

Question

Fill in the missing sign:

$2.021\text{ }_{—\text{ }}20.21$

00:00 Choose the appropriate sign

00:04 Let's compare the digits between the numbers

00:10 Let's compare the digits before the decimal point and see that this number is larger

00:20 And this is the solution to the question

Let's compare the numbers in the following way:

We notice that before the decimal point, we have the numbers 2 and 20

Since 20 is greater than 2, the appropriate sign is:

$2.021 < 20.21$

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