Which is greater, forty-five hundredths or six tenths?

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Astralboy
Feb 19, 2017

Six tenths

Explanation:

Rewrite #6/10# so that you can compare it to #45/100# by multiplying top and bottom by 10.

#(6 xx 10)/(10 xx 10) = 60/100#

Now we compare the numerators. 60 is greater than 45. So six tenths is greater.

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