Decimal Comparison: Is 0.05 Equal to 0.5?

Question

Are they the same numbers?

0.05=?0.5 0.05\stackrel{?}{=}0.5

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

We will add 0 to the number 0.5 in the following way:

0.5=0.50 0.5=0.50

And we will discover that the numbers are not identical

Answer

No