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Or: negative two hundred and eighty thousandths is three tenths less than twenty thousandths.
Four tenths is less than four hundred twenty-five thousandths. 4/10 < 425/1000 0.400 < 0.425
Let's see . . . -- "Three tenths" is less than one. -- "Twenty-four and etc." is more than twenty-four. The first one looks like less. The second one looks like more.
24.20-0.3 is 23.9
You calculate 24.020 - 0.3
three tenths is more than a quarter
Four tenths is less than four hundred twenty-five thousandths. 4/10 < 425/1000 0.400 < 0.425
23.9
Let's see . . . -- "Three tenths" is less than one. -- "Twenty-four and etc." is more than twenty-four. The first one looks like less. The second one looks like more.
24.20-0.3 is 23.9
You calculate 24.020 - 0.3
23.021 written in word form is "twenty-three and two hundred twenty-one thousandths." Since the decimal part is very small, less than one thousandth, you might also encounter this written as "twenty-three and a few thousandths." It depends on the desired level of precision for your specific use case.
three tenths is more than a quarter
five and six tenths = 56/10 twenty seven fifths = 27/5 = 54/10 so answer is yes five and six tenths is greater by two tenths or one fifth
two tenths, one tenth, 0, negative one tenths, etc.
24 20/100 - 3/10 = 24 + (2/10-3/10) = 24 + (-1/10) = 23 9/10 = 23.9
One half is five tenths. One fifth is two tenths. One half less one fifths is five tenths less two tenths, or three tenths. .5 - .2 = .3
Less: 2+8/1000 v. 2+8/10