You have to look at the number in front (left or right) of the decimal.
ex. 6.84
6 <--- this is the whole number. 8 <---this is the tenths place. 4<--- hundredths place.
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if you change it into a decimal then you will know
7.5 is bigger than 5.77 but .5 is smaller than .77 so 5.77 has the bigger decimal than 7.5
No, 42 is a whole number and 0.42 is a decimal. 0.42 is not even bigger than 1. If you do not get this, just know this, 42 is also 42.0 and is bigger than 0.42.
No. 0.375 > (greater than) 0.250. When comparing If a decimal is bigger or smaller than one another look for the decimal that is closer to reaching 1.0. If you notice 0.375 is closer to 1.0 than 0.250.
If the decimal is positive, than a negative number is less than 0.