Question

Choose the decimal (s) from the brackets which is (are) not equivalent to the given decimals:

(i) 0.8 (0.80, 0.85, 0.800, 0.08)
(ii) 25.1 (25.01, 25.10, 25.100, 25.001)
(iii) 45.05 (45.050, 45.005, 45.500, 45.0500)

Answer 1

(i) 0.85 and 0.08 are not equivalent to the given decimal.
In 0.85, we have 5 in the hundredth place, whereas in 0.8, we have nothing in the hundredth place.
In 0.08, 0 is in the tenth place, whereas in 0.8, 8 is in the tenth place.

(ii) 25.01 and 25.001 are not equivalent to the given decimal.
In 25.01, 0 is in the tenth place, whereas in 25.1, 1 is in the tenth place.
In 25.001, 0 is in the tenth place, whereas in 25.1, 1 is in the tenth place.

(iii) 45.005 and 45.500 are not equivalent to the given decimal.
In 45.005, 0 is in the hundredth place, whereas in 45.05, 5 is in the hundredth place.
In 45.500, 5 is in the tenth place, whereas in 45.05, 0 is in the tenth place.