Decimal Comparison: Find the Symbol Between 1.5 and 1.50

Question

Fill in the missing sign:

$1.5\text{ }_{—\text{ }}1.50$

00:05 First, choose the right sign for our numbers.

00:08 Now, let's compare each digit, one by one.

00:12 Remember, you can add zeros after the decimal point if needed.

00:16 Here, we see that the numbers are the same.

00:19 And that's how we solve the problem. Great job!

In order to compare which is larger, we'll compare the numbers by adding 0 to 1.5 as follows:

$1.50?1.50$

Note that before the decimal point we have 1 in both numbers

After the decimal point in both numbers we have 5 and then 0

Therefore the numbers are equal to each other and the appropriate sign is:

$1.50=1.50$

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