Question

Is 16.45 greater than, less than or equal to 16.454

Answer 1

16.45 is less than 16.454. The reason is because 16.454 is 4 thousandths more than 16.45 assuming that both numbers are exact numbers. Although it is only a small amount it still makes 16.45 less than 16.454.

Answer 2

we know that

`16.454=16.45+0.004`

so

`16.45 < 16.45+0.004`

therefore

`16.45` is less than
`16.454`

because
`16.454` is
`4` thousandths more than
`16.45`

the answer is

`16.45` is less than
`16.454`