Which comparison statement is true?

Question

Liam is given to compare. Which comparison statement is true?

A) 0.21 < 0.021

B) 0.087 < 0.12

C) 3.033 =3.303

D) 4.348 > 4.438

Answer 1

Let's look at each of these in turn:

A) 0.21 < 0.021

0.21

0.021

We start by looking at the tenths place. 2 is larger than 0, so 0.21 is larger, not smaller.

 

B) 0.087 < 0.12

0.087

0.12

Again, looking at the tenths place, 0 is smaller than 1, so 0.12 is indeed larger.

C) 3.033 =3.303

3.033

3.303

The ones place is the same, but when we look at the tenths place, they are difference, so they are not equal in value.

D) 4.348 > 4.438

4.348

4.438

The ones place is the same 4, the tenths is the same 3, the hundredths the same 4, and the thousandths the same 8. Both numbers are the same; one is not larger than the other.

 

The only one that is true, then, is B.