can you tell me is .300 equivalent to .3 ?
yes, but
the first one tells me that you were using a method of measurement capable of calibrating within 1/1000 of a unit.
The first has 3 significant digits, the second only one significant digit.
yes. the numbers are exactly the same value.
Thank you, how about 1 tenth compared to .01 ?
No, 0.1 is 1/10 and 0.01 is 1/100.
Okay so .300 is equivalent to .3, but 1 tenth is not equivalent to .01?
Thanks so much.
Trailing zeros on the right of a number don't change the number; they only show the precision to which the number is known. But zeros BEFORE the number (beween the decimal and the first number) DO change the value. They are there to fix the decimal (and thus the value) but don't show the precision of the measurement.
Thank you!
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Yes, I can help you with that. The answer is no, .300 is not equivalent to .3.
To understand why, we can look at their decimal representations. The number .300 consists of three digits after the decimal point, which makes it equal to three-tenths (or 0.3).
On the other hand, the number .3 only consists of one digit after the decimal point, which means it represents three one-thousandths (or 0.003).
Therefore, .300 and .3 are not the same.