They are similar because when you compare decimals you say the larger one has more value so the decimal is larger like in comparing whole numbers the number that has more value is larger. So they are very similar.
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Fractions and decimals are usually rational numbers. Besides, multiplying rational and irrational numbers is also similar.
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In that you carry out exactly the same steps - AND you must determine the correct position of the decimal point.
Adding whole numbers is the addition of decimals where the decimal part is zero; in both cases the digits are place value aligned meaning that the decimal points, which lies between the units (or ones) and tenths columns, are aligned - in the whole number the decimal point is "hiding" at the end.
The similarity is they both use the same strategy to find a answer and the difference is they are worth different amount