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Suppose the leftmost digits of two numbers are 8 and 3. Can you tell which number is greater if so explain.

Suppose the leftmost digits of two numbers are 8 and 3. Can you tell which number is greater if so explain.
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Suppose the leftmost digits of two numbers are 8 and 3. Can you tell which number is greater if so explain.

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You cannot tell which number is greater just by the leftmost digits. This is because you do not know how many digits each number has. Ex: 80 and 3,000
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