Decimal Comparison: Is 0.1 Equal to 0.10?

Question

Are they the same numbers?

0.1=?0.10 0.1\stackrel{?}{=}0.10

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:05 Are the numbers exactly the same?
00:11 We can always add zero after the last digit. This doesn't change the value.
00:16 So, the numbers are indeed the same.
00:20 And that's how we solve the problem!

Step-by-Step Solution

We will add 0 to the number 0.1 in the following way:

0.1=0.10 0.1=0.10

And we will discover that the numbers are indeed identical

Answer

Yes