which is smaller: 53 picometers or 111 picometers?

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geerky42 · Answer

Which is smaller? 53 or 111?

anonymous · Answer

I

hero · Answer

No its not that simple @geerky42

anonymous · Answer

I'M SORRY PICOMETERS ARE NEW TO ME. I was overthinking and confused myself.

hero · Answer

@sakigirl, it is not that simple

anonymous · Answer

@Hero gah, please explain then

geerky42 · Answer

"Picometer is a metric unit of length equal to one trillionth of a meter."

It's basically like one of the unit. We can "ignore" it and determine which number is smaller.

It is this simple.

hero · Answer

@geerky42 you should just stop talking before you drag yourself further into a hole

geerky42 · Answer

Someone is in a bad mood.

hero · Answer

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Which is smaller? Negative one or Negative 1000?

hero · Answer

anyone?

geerky42 · Answer

These numbers aren't negative.

geerky42 · Answer

What does this have anything to do with the problem?

hero · Answer

Do you even know what pico means? I never said it was negative, however, really small numbers behave in a similar manner

hero · Answer

Why don't you re-write both numbers in decimal format to convince yourself

anonymous · Answer

-1  is larger

geerky42 · Answer

Small but positive. Go ahead and copy and paste the question in Wolfram Alpha, it'd says that 53 pm is smaller. http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?t=crmtb01&f=ob&i=which%20is%20smaller%3A%2053%20picometers%20or%20111%20picometers%3F

hero · Answer

I take my foot out of my mouth and apologize