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Question
Compare the following decimal numbers and find out the smaller number
2.08, 2.086
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Solution
Let us take 2.080, 2.086.
Comparing 2.08 and 2.086 the whole number part, tenths place digit and the digit in the hundredths place are equal.
Comparing the digits at thousandths place we get 0 < 6.
Therefore 2.08 < 2.086.
Smallest number is 2.08
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