0.99 compared to 0.999 with a place value chart

Place Value Chart
Ones Tenths Hundredths Thousandths
0.99 0 . 9 9 0
0.999 0 . 9 9 9
  • The (0) in the thousandths place in 0.990 is less than the (9) in the thousandths place in 0.999
  • Therefore 0.99 < 0.999 (0.99 is less than 0.999)

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