Decimal Comparison: Finding the Maximum Value of 0.41

Determine which of the following numbers is larger than $0.41$:

Observe the number 0.41 . We can see that it equals 0.41

$0.41=0.41$

Therefore this is not the correct answer.

Observe the number 0.405. The number after the decimal point is identical meaning 4 equals 4 however the number 0 is less than 1

$0.405 < 0.41$

Therefore this is not the correct answer.

Let's look at the number 0.4, we'll add 0 to it to obtain the number 0.40. Now let's look at the numbers after the decimal point, 4 equals 4 and 0 is less than 1

$0.40 < 0.41$

Therefore this is not the correct answer.

Let's look at the number 0.42. We can see that the number after the decimal point is 4, and the number after it is 2. Since 2 is greater than 1

$0.42 > 0.41$

Therefore this is the correct answer