Question

Which one of the following statements is true? compare using (<, >, =)

1) .098 = .0098
2) .908 < .9008
3) 9.08 > 9.8
4) .98 = .980 - .980

Answer 1

Statement 4 (.98 = .980 - .980) is true.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct statement is: 4) .98 = .980 - .980.

To compare the statements, we need to look at the decimal numbers carefully. In statement 1, .098 and .0098 may look similar, but they are not equal. The first number has 3 decimal places and the second number has 4 decimal places, so they are not the same. In statement 2, .908 is less than .9008, so the statement is false. In statement 3, 9.08 is greater than 9.8, so the statement is true. In statement 4, .98 is equal to .980 - .980, as both sides of the equation result in 0.