1.5 compared to 1.56 with a place value chart

Place Value Chart
Ones Tenths Hundredths
1.5 1 . 5 0
1.56 1 . 5 6
  • The (0) in the hundredths place in 1.50 is less than the (6) in the hundredths place in 1.56
  • Therefore 1.5 < 1.56 (1.5 is less than 1.56)

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