SOLUTION: which is bigger .080 or .082 ?

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Question 177253: which is bigger .080 or .082 ?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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If you multiply both numbers by 1000, you will get 0.080%2A1000=80 and 0.082%2A1000=82.

Note: as long as you multiply the two numbers by the same number, you will not change their relative sizes.


Since 80%3C82, this means that 0.080%3C0.082 (since 80 corresponds to 0.080 and 82 corresponds to 0.082)

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Answer:

So 0.080%3C0.082


This means that 0.082 is the larger number.