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Which is greater 14.5 or 0.809?

Updated: 4/28/2022
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To compare numbers start with the left most place value column that contains a non-zero digit in at least one of the numbers and continue right until a different is found.

If a number does not have a digit in a place value column where the other number(s) do(es), then the blank column can be considered as containing a zero.

The first non-zero digit of 14.5 is in the tens column (2 before the decimal point)

The first non-zero digit of 0.809 is in the tenths column (the first after the decimal point)

→ start at the tens column

14.5 has 1 in the tens column

0.809 has a blank tens column, so it is considered as a 0.

1>0 therefore 14.5 is greater than 0.809

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