Question

Sharmi compared 56.70_56.8 and provided the explanation below. Explain what she did wrong and provide the correct solution and explanation. Both numbers have 56 to the left of the decimal point, so I must look at the numbers to the right of the decimal point. Since 70 is greater than 8, the correct answer is

Answer 1

you lost me

Answer 2

70 is greater than 8? No, let me explain.
what you have to do is compare it digit-by-digit. So first you compare the first digit of each number. In this case, they're both five. The second digit is both six. The third digit? One is 8 and the other is 7, so the number with the 8 in the third digit is the greater one.
Does that help?

Answer 3

got it

Answer 4

good job. :D Would you like me to give you another practice problem? Or are you done?

Answer 5

im good and thanks for the medal

Answer 6

no problem.

Answer 7

:)

Answer 8

You got any other problems for me to solve?

Answer 9

naw thxs