Question

When the teacher asked Henrietta which is bigger 0.8 or 0.64, Henrietta said 0.64 because “it represents 64 of the hundredths, rather than only 8 of them” what do you think of Henriettas explanation?

Answer 1

Henrietta is incorrect

Explanation:

Start in the tenths place and notice that 8 is greater than 6. This makes 0.8 greater than 0.64

You don't need to consider the hundredths place value unless both numbers in the tenths are the same.