Question

Select the correct symbol: < >, or =0.002 ? 0.0022

Answer 1

0.002 < 0.0022

Explanation:

We look at the numbers digit by digit, until we find one which has a higher digit.

0.002

Whole digit: 0

First decimal digit: 0

Second decimal digit: 0

Third decimal digit: 2

Fourth decimal digit: 0

0.0022

Whole digit: 0

First decimal digit: 0

Second decimal digit: 0

Third decimal digit: 2

Fourth decimal digit: 2

The first different digit is the 4th decimal. There, 0.0022 has a higher digit than 0.002. So 0.0022 is greater than 0.002, or, as the problem asks 0.002 < 0.0022