Compare Decimals: Finding the Symbol Between 0.008 and 0.08

Fill in the missing sign:

0.008 — 0.08 0.008\text{ }_{—\text{ }}0.08

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00:00 Choose the appropriate sign
00:03 Let's compare the digits between the numbers
00:10 You can always add more 0s on the right side after the decimal point
00:16 8 is greater than 0 so this number is larger
00:20 And this is the solution to the question

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Understand the problem

Fill in the missing sign:

0.008 — 0.08 0.008\text{ }_{—\text{ }}0.08

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Step-by-step solution

In order to compare which is larger, we'll compare the numbers by adding 0 to 0.08 in the following way:

0.008?0.080 0.008\text{?}0.080

Note that before the decimal point we have 0 in both numbers

After the decimal point in both numbers we have 0

The different numbers are the following ones, 0 versus 8

Since 8 is greater than 0, the appropriate sign is:

0.008<0.080 0.008 < 0.080

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\( 0.30 \)

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