Compare Decimals: Finding the Correct Symbol Between 0.5 and 0.07

Question

Determine the appropriate sign (?) according to the number line:

$0.5?0.07$

00:00 Set the appropriate sign

00:04 We'll use the number line to find the 2 numbers

00:08 If the number is to the left of the second number then it's smaller, and to the right it's larger

00:12 We'll identify the position of our number in relation to the second number

00:16 And this is the solution to the question

Let's first look at the number 0.5.

We can add a 0 on the end in order to better compare it to 0.07:

$0.5=0.50$

Now, if we examine the numbers after the decimal point, we discover that:

$0.50>0.07$

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