Question

2.5 is greater than _____

• A. 2.5
• B. 2.0
• C. 3.0
• D. 2.7

Answer 1

The correct option is B 2.0

If you compare the place value table of all decimals present in the options, we observe:


Observing the units place of the numbers, we find: 2 < 3.

$⟹\text{The decimals 2.0, 2.5 and 2.7 are}$
$\text{less than 3.0}$

Now, observing the tenths place, we find : 0 < 5 < 7

$⟹2.0<2.5<2.7<3.0$

Also, from number line we can observe that only 2.0 lies to the left of 2.5


$\therefore \text{Out of all the given numbers, only 2.0}$ $\text{is less than 2.5.}$