Question

Sharmi compared one hundred forty point eight two and fifteen point four and provided the explanation below. Explain what she did wrong and provide the correct solution and explanation.

fifteen point four has fewer digits than one hundred forty point eight two. So, in order to line up the decimal points and fill place values with zeros, I must add two zeros to fifteen point four, giving me one hundred fifty point four zero. Now, one hundred forty point eight two has a 4 in the tens place, and one hundred fifty point five zero has a 5 in the tens place. Since 4 is less than 5, the

Answer 1

tens place. Since 4 is less than 5, the correct answer is less than or equal to.

Answer 2

@Pugster487

Answer 3

in words and one paragraph plz

Answer 4

hurry plz

Answer 5

hurry

Answer 6

Sharmi didn't need to add two zeros 15.4 and when she did she moved the decimal place over giving her 154.0, when comparing numbers there is no need to move the decimal place.

Answer 7

140.8 is greater than 15.4

Answer 8

She essentially confused the tenths place with the tens place

Answer 9

Pls write numbers using digits.
It takes too long to read an number that is spelled out.