Question

What place value first determines which of the numbers 279.1642 or 279.1651 is the

larger number

Answer 1

Answer: thousandths digit

279.1651 is larger

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Step-by-step explanation:

Both values have "279.16" at the start

The difference starts to happen in the digit just after the 6, which is the thousandths digit

• The first value 279.1642 has '4' in the thousandths digit
• The second value 279.1651 has '5' in the thousandths digit

This makes 279.1651 to be the slightly larger value.