Ming says that 0.24 > 1/4 because 0.24 = 2/4. Which best explains Ming's error?

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Constantin Pan · Answer 1 · 2018-06-03T08:28:21+0000

because 0.24 = 24/100 and 1/4= 25/100 and 0.24 = 24/100 and 2/4/ 50/100=2
and so she missed calcuated and so its wrong.

the correct answer is 0.24<2/4 then 0.24=/2/4

wrong symbol

Michael Surette · Answer 2 · 2018-06-06T20:16:46+0000

Ming is saying that 2/4 is 0.24, based on the numbers, but this is false.
1/4 as a decimal is 0.25, which is slightly larger than 0.24.
So that means 0.24 < 1/4.

Ming says that 0.24 > 1/4 because 0.24 = 2/4. Which best explains Ming's error?

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