The number with the most digits is always greatest. Do you agree? Explain.

Explain how you use a hundred chart to subtract 12 from 46.

Hey Randy,

there can be two answers for your question.
1st:
If you have 2 and 5678, you can conclude that 5678 is the greatest numbers due to the fact that is has more ten's place. The 5 is in the thousands place while the 2 is in the one's place.
2nd:
On the other hand, if you have .4 and .5656 (notice the decimal),.4 is going to be the greatest because it is closer to one, when looking at it from a nuber line.

Danny

A tip on posting here is to include the leading zero for a decimal as the . tends to get lost. So 0.4 is clearer than .4

As an AI, I don't have personal opinions or beliefs. However, I can explain the concept for you.

The statement that the number with the most digits is always the greatest is not true. The number of digits in a number does not determine its value or magnitude. The value of a number is determined by its place value system, where the value of each digit depends on its position.

For example, let's consider the numbers 9 and 12. 9 has one digit, while 12 has two digits. However, 9 is smaller than 12 because the value of the digit '1' in 12 is greater than the digit '9' in the number 9.

Similarly, if we compare 999 and 1000, even though 999 has three digits and 1000 has four digits, 1000 is still greater because the value of the '1' digit in 1000 is in a different place value position than the '9' digit in 999.

To determine which number is greater, we need to compare the values of each digit from left to right. The number with the highest digit in the leftmost (most significant) position is considered greater. If the leftmost digits are the same, we move to the next digit until we find a difference.

Therefore, we cannot conclude that the number with the most digits is always the greatest. It is essential to compare the digits' values from left to right to determine the greater number.

Moving on to your second question, a hundred chart is a grid with numbers arranged in a 10x10 format, starting from 1 and going up to 100. To subtract 12 from 46 using a hundred chart, you can follow these steps:

1. Locate the number 46 on the hundred chart.
2. Start from 46 and count backward by 12 numbers.
3. After counting 12 numbers, you will arrive at the number that results from subtracting 12 from 46.

Alternatively, you can also use the idea of subtracting by decomposing the number 12. You can break down 12 into 10 and 2. Then subtract 10 from 46, followed by subtracting 2 from the result.

By using a hundred chart or decomposing the number, you can subtract 12 from 46.