Is 48.7513 greater than or less than 48.753?

Answer 1

To compare numbers starting with the highest place value column compare the digits, moving right a place value column until either all digits have been considered or one digit is higher than the other. If a place value column is empty, its digit value is 0:

The highest place value is the tens: they both have a 4, so move right a column

In the ones column they both have an 8, so move right a column

In the tenths column they both have a 7, so move right a column

In the hundredths column they both have a 5, so move right a column

In the thousandths column 48.7513 has a 1, but 48.753 has a 3; 1 is less than 3 so 48.7513 is less than 48.753

48.7513 is less than 48.753