Comparing Decimals: Less Than and Greater Than Symbols

What is the purpose of using greater than or less than symbols in this context?

• To compare two decimal numbers

• To add two numbers

• To subtract one number from another

• To multiply two numbers

Which digit place is used to determine the greater number between 45.675 and 45.645?

• Thousandths place

• Hundredths place

• Tenths place

• Units place

What are the hundredths digits of the numbers 45.675 and 45.645?

• 5 and 4

• 7 and 4

• 6 and 4

• 7 and 5

How do the numbers 45.675 and 45.645 compare in the units and tenths places?

• They differ in the units place

• They are the same in both places

• They differ in the tenths place

• They are different in both places

Which statement is true based on the comparison?

• 45.675 is less than 45.645

• 45.675 is equal to 45.645

• 45.675 is greater than 45.645

• Both numbers are the same