Decimal Comparison: Finding the Maximum Value of 0.41

Question

Choose the largest number of0.41 0.41

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Step-by-Step Solution

Let's look at the number 0.41 and we can see that it equals 0.41

0.41=0.41 0.41=0.41

Therefore this is not the correct answer.

Let's look at the number 0.405, the number after the decimal point is identical meaning 4 equals 4 but the number 0 is less than 1

0.405 < 0.41

Therefore this is not the correct answer.

Let's look at the number 0.4, we'll add 0 to it and get the number 0.40 now let's look at the numbers after the decimal point, 4 equals 4 and 0 is less than 1

0.40 < 0.41

Therefore this is not the correct answer.

Let's look at the number 0.42, we can see that the number after the decimal point is 4, and the number after it is 2. Since 2 is greater than 1

0.42 > 0.41

Therefore this is the correct answer

Answer

0.42 0.42