How is decimal 0.5 lager than 0.45?

Answer 1

Do the subtraction: 0.5 is 0.05 more than 0.45 .

Do the division: 0.5 is 111% of 0.45 .

Do the division the other way: 0.45 is only 90% of 0.5 .

Do the addition: You have to add 0.05 more to 0.45 in order to have 0.5 .

Do the exercise / play the game:

• Gather together 200 of your closest friends.
• Split them up into two teams. (100 friends on each team.)
• Give each team a big bucket.
• In Team-A, give each person 0.5 .
• In Team-B, give each person 0.45 .
• Tell everybody to throw their number into their team's bucket.
• Count up everything in Bucket-A ... it adds up to 50 .
• Count up everything in Bucket-B ... it adds up to only 45 .
  • That's because every 0.5 is bigger than every 0.45 .