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Which is greater 21.798 or 217.98?​

User Roko Mijic
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Answer:

217.98 is greater.

Explanation:

Think about this way. Which is the larger number, 217 or 21? 217, of course. The decimal point only adds a small fraction of a number to the whole, so it doesn't affect the value that much.

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