A student claims that 0.304 = 0.34 because 0 is nothing. How do you respond?

Marie Hoeger asked Dec 25, 2023

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Marie Hoeger asked Dec 25, 2023

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0 equals to nothing when it is found before a number that does not have a decimal

exqmple: 037 , 048 , 089 ect.

or when the zero is behind a decimal by itself

example: 35.0 23.0 54.0

Shubhamoy answered Dec 30, 2023

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