Question

Explain why it is not reasonable to say that 4.23is less than 4.13

Answer 1

Its not a reasonable answer that 4.23 is less than 4.23 because if you look in the tenths space the number 2 in 4.23 is obviously greater than 1 in 4.13
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Answer 2

It is not reasonable because the decimal placing on the 4.23 is greater then the one on 413. (2 is bigger then 1). When dealign with decimals it is important to remember that if the numbers before the decimal are the same for both numbers you need to look at the first decimal as though it's the first number. so we know 4 and 4 are the same. Next we look at the .23 and .13. We know that the number 2 is bigger then 1 so it's safe to say that 4.23 is larger then 4,13.