Decimal Comparison: Find the Symbol Between 1.5 and 1.50

In order to compare which is larger, we'll compare the numbers by adding 0 to 1.5 as follows:

$1.50?1.50$

Note that before the decimal point we have 1 in both numbers

After the decimal point in both numbers we have 5 and then 0

Therefore the numbers are equal to each other and the appropriate sign is:

$1.50=1.50$