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George was weighed at the doctors office. The scale read 67.20 pounds. The doctor wrote 67.2 on George’s chart. Did the doctor make a mistake? Explain to a friend.

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Answer: He did not make a mistake because if there is a zero at the end of a decimal it could be removed.

Explanation:

Remove the "0" at the end of a decimal.

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No because when you have a zero on the end of a decimal it doesn’t matter
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