Question

Which is greater? 0.5 or 0.05

Answer 1

0.5 or 0.05

Converting these decimal numbers into equivalent fractions

`0.5 = 5/10 = (5 xx10)/(10 xx 10) = 50/100` and

`0.05 = 5/100`

It can be observed that both fractions have the same denominator.

As 50 > 5,

Therefore, 0.5 > 0.05