0.05 compared to 0.5 with a place value chart

Place Value Chart
Ones Tenths Hundredths
0.05 0 . 0 5
0.5 0 . 5 0
  • The (0) in the tenths place in 0.05 is less than the (5) in the tenths place in 0.50
  • Therefore 0.05 < 0.5 (0.05 is less than 0.5)

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