Like and Unlike Decimals


 
 
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Like and Unlike Decimals

Like and Unlike Decimals: Decimals having the same number of decimal places are called like decimals i.e. decimals having the same number of digits on the right of the decimal point are known as like decimals. Otherwise, decimals not having the same number of digits on the right of the decimal point are unlike decimals.

Examples on like and unlike decimals:

Like decimals: 5.45, 17.04, 272.89, etc. are like decimals as all these decimal numbers are written up to 2 places of decimal.

Unlike decimals: 7.5, 23.16, 31.054, etc. are unlike decimals. As 7.5 has one decimal place. 23.16 has two decimal places. 31.054 has three decimal places.

Note: If we put a number of zeros to the extreme right of decimal, the value of the decimal remains the same.

Example: Convert the decimal numbers 5.43, 11.6 and 202.075 into like decimals.

Solution: In the given decimal numbers 5.43, 11.6 and 202.075; the maximum number of decimal places is three. The decimal number  202.075 has the maximum number of decimal places, i.e., 3. So, we convert each of the other decimal numbers into the one having three places of decimal. So, 5.43 is written as 5.430, 11.6 is written as 11.600 and 212.075 is already having three decimal places. Therefore, 5.420, 11.600 and 212.075 are expressed as like decimals.

Sample Questions
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Question : 1

16.307 and 180.97 are:

Right Option : B
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Question : 2

Match the following

Decimal Conversion Into Like Decimals
 (1) 3.45  (a) 46.789
 (2) 46.789  (b) 3.450
 (3) 435.67  (c) 420.780
 (4) 420 . 78  (d) 435.670
Right Option : B
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Question : 3

16.37 and 18.97 are:

Right Option : A
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