Complete the statements to compare 365.429 and 365.492.

Question

To find out whether 365.429 or 365.492 is greater, look at the digits in the
place.

Since
, it is true that
.

Answer 1

To find out whether 365.429 or 365.492 is greater, look at the digits in the decimal place.

Since the digits to the left of the decimal point (365) are the same, we move to the digits in the first decimal place:

• The digit in the first decimal place of 365.429 is 4.
• The digit in the first decimal place of 365.492 is also 4.

Since the first decimal place is the same, we move to the second decimal place:

• The digit in the second decimal place of 365.429 is 2.
• The digit in the second decimal place of 365.492 is 9.

Since 2 is less than 9, it is true that 365.429 < 365.492.

Thus, we can conclude:

365.492 is greater than 365.429.