Question

Janice thinks that 20 hundredths is equivalent to 2 thousandths because 20 hundreds is equal to 2 thousands. Use words and a place value chart to correct Janice's error.

Answer 1

1 hundredth is equal to 0.01 therefore 20 hundredths is equal to 0.2. 1 thousandth is equal to 0.001 therefore 2 thousandths is equal to 0.002. Clearly these are not equivalent.