Compare, order, and estimate whole numbers and decimals using place value and magnitude sense.
Compare close decimals
Problem
Compare \(6.407\) and \(6.47\).
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This comparison comes down to place value, not the number of visible digits. We’ll write the decimals with matching places, scan from left to right, and stop at the first place where the digits differ. That first unequal place determines which decimal is greater.
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