Question

Sharmi compared thirty-seven point zero nine and thirty-seven point seven and provided the explanation below. Explain what she did wrong and provide the correct solution and explanation.

In thirty-seven point zero nine , the final digit is a 9. For thirty-seven point seven , since there were fewer digits, Sharmi filled in the tenths place value with a zero to get thirty-seven point zero seven . Here, the final digit is a 7. Since 9 is greater than 7, the correct answer is greater than or equal to


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Answer 1

37.09
37.70 <-- you can put the zero in the hundredths place, not the tenths place.

37.09 < (less then) 37.70

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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