Decimal Comparison: Is 0.8 Equal to 0.88?

Question

Are they the same numbers?

0.8=?0.88 0.8\stackrel{?}{=}0.88

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

We will add 0 to the number 0.8 in the following way:

0.8=0.80 0.8=0.80

And we will discover that the numbers are not identical

Answer

No