Because the number in decimal form has a different value based on their position from the decimal point. Every one number left of decimal point it will be valued 10 times. If you don't line them up you can compare them because they might have a different value and you will end up messing your calculation.
Any negative decimal comes before zero in decimals.
Sure thing, honey. When ordering decimals from greatest to least, you start by looking at the whole numbers before the decimal point. If they're the same, you move on to the tenths place, then the hundredths place, and so on. It's like lining up your ducks in a row, but with numbers. Easy peasy, lemon squeezy.
If the two multiplicands have X and Y digits after the decimal place then their product (before removing any trailing 0s) has (X+Y) digits after the decimal point.
There are 12 0s in a trillion - before the decimal point. Since a trillion is a whole number, there is no need for 0s after the decimal point. If you do have 0s after the decimal point, there can by any number that you like and so the question cannot be answered.
Move the decimal point
You do not, but it is easier.
Lining the numbers up makes it easier to spot 0s between the decimal point and the leading non-zero digit.
This answer is irrelevant because you did not explain yourself, the correct answer is,"Its important so you can separate whole numbers for parts of whole numbers."
Any negative decimal comes before zero in decimals.
There is no such number because decimals are infinitely dense. That is, between any two decimals, there are infinitely many decimals.
Sure thing, honey. When ordering decimals from greatest to least, you start by looking at the whole numbers before the decimal point. If they're the same, you move on to the tenths place, then the hundredths place, and so on. It's like lining up your ducks in a row, but with numbers. Easy peasy, lemon squeezy.
That is because if you don't, you will get the wrong answer. It is ALWAYS important to LINE up the decimals.
Decimals, like integers, can be either positive or negative. -3/4 = -0.75
If two decimal number have X and Y decimal places, respectively, then the raw product (before removing any trailing zeros) of the two numbers will have (X + Y) decimal places.
The key would be to add (00.) before your decimal. IE 00.41 + 00.95 = 01.36
If the two multiplicands have X and Y digits after the decimal place then their product (before removing any trailing 0s) has (X+Y) digits after the decimal point.
Look at the digit after the decimal point. If it is bigger than 5, then add one to the last digit BEFORE the decimal point otherwise don't add. Then delete the decimal point and everything after it.