Decimal Comparison: Find the Symbol Between 0.305 and 0.30

Question

Fill in the missing sign:

$0.305\text{ }_{—\text{ }}0.30$

00:00 Choose the appropriate sign

00:03 Let's compare the digits between the numbers

00:08 You can always add more 0s on the right side after the decimal point

00:20 5 is greater than 0 so this number is larger

00:25 And this is the solution to the question

In order to compare which is greater, we will compare the numbers by adding 0 to 0.30 in the following way:

$0.305\text{?}0.300$

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

After the decimal point in both numbers we have the number 3 and then the number 0

The different numbers are the last numbers 5 and 0

Since 5 is greater than 0 the appropriate sign is:

$0.305 > 0.300$

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