1/12 expressed as a decimal is 0.0833 (4dp)
83/1000 expressed as a decimal is 0.083 but write this as 0.0830 for ease of comparison.
0.0833 is greater than 0.0830 (by 0.0003).
Conversely, 0.0830 is less than 0.0833.
Therefore 83/1000 is less than 1/12.
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No it is not. It would be if it was a negative.
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To find 4 thousandths less than 6.795, you would first convert 6.795 to thousandths, which is 6795. Then, subtract 4 from 6795 to get 6791. Finally, convert 6791 back to a decimal, which is 6.791. Therefore, 4 thousandths less than 6.795 is 6.791.
6 thousandths less than 3.769 is 3.769-0.006 or 3.763.