Question

Arrange the following decimals in descending order

$88.1,8.801,888.01,88.001$

Answer 1

Step 1: Descending Order - Arranging the numbers from greater to smaller numbers.

Step 2: To write the decimals in descending order, first compare the whole number part and arrange it in descending order.

$888.01,88.1,88.001,8.801$ $(888>88=88>8)$

Since we have two decimal numbers of the equal whole numbers, we have to compare those two numbers with respect to the decimal part.

Step 3: Consider the decimal numbers, $88.1$and $88.001$

Now compare the 1st digit of the decimal part and arrange it in descending order.

$88.\underline{1},88.\underline{0}01$ $(1>0)$

Step 4: Now arranging the decimals in the descending order we get,

$888.01,88.1,88.001,8.801$

Therefore the descending order is

$888.01>88.1>88.001>8.801$