Compare Decimals: Finding the Correct Symbol Between 0.5 and 0.07

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

0000.50.50.51110.5?0.07 0.5?0.07

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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

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Understand the problem

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

0000.50.50.51110.5?0.07 0.5?0.07

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Step-by-step solution

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 0.5=0.50

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

0.50>0.07 0.50>0.07

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