Question

John measured the diameter of four steel rods. Compare his measurements below. Which one is the largest?

A. 0.026 inch
B. 0.25 inch
C. 0.24 inch
D. 0.025 inch

Answer 1

0.25

Explanation:

Answer 2

The answer is B. 0.25 inch. Lets multiply all of them by the same factor. Since A. and B. have 3 decimals, lets divide all numbers by 1000: A. 0.026 * 1000 = 26, B. 0.25 * 1000 = 250, C. 0.24 * 1000 = 240, D. 0.025 * 1000 = 25. So, by comparing the whole numbers, it can be concluded that the biggest steel rod is B. 0.25 inch.