Tens | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
42.942 | 4 | 2 | . | 9 | 4 | 2 |
42.945 | 4 | 2 | . | 9 | 4 | 5 |
- The (2) in the thousandths place in 42.942 is less than the (5) in the thousandths place in 42.945
- Therefore 42.942 < 42.945 (42.942 is less than 42.945)