Step-by-step explanation: To compare decimals, begin by lining up the decimal points of each number. Next, you want to compare the digits place-by-place starting at the left of each number.
Keep going to the right until you see that there are 2 different numbers on the top and the bottom. The number that has a value less than the other number will be less so the other number will be greater.
I'll show an example.
<em>Compare the following decimals using <, >, or =.</em>
<em>17.456 17.501</em>
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<em>To compare decimals, begin by lining up the decimal points of each number. So here, we line up the decimal points of 17.456 and 17.501.</em>
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<em>Next, compare the numbers place by place starting at the left of each number. So here, 1 and 1 are the same, 7 and 7 are the same, but notice that 4 is less than 5.</em>
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<em>This means that 17.456 < 17.501.</em>
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