Are they the same numbers?
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Are they the same numbers?
We will add 0 to the number 0.5 in the following way:
And we will discover that the numbers are not identical
No
Are they the same numbers?
\( 0.23\stackrel{?}{=}0.32 \)
Writing shows both numbers with the same number of decimal places. Now you can easily see that 0.05 has 5 in the hundredths place, while 0.50 has 5 in the tenths place!
Think of it like money: tenths are like dimes (0.1 = 10 cents), and hundredths are like pennies (0.01 = 1 cent). So 0.5 = 50 cents, but 0.05 = only 5 cents!
Never ignore zeros! Zeros show the place value position of other digits. In 0.05, the zero tells you there are no tenths, only 5 hundredths.
Line up the decimal points and compare digit by digit from left to right. The first place where digits differ tells you which number is larger.
Yes! Trailing zeros (zeros at the end after a decimal) don't change the value. all represent the same amount.
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