Skill: Compare decimals to hundredths

To compare decimals to hundredths, compare the digits by place value:

1. Compare the whole-number parts.
2. If they are equal, compare the tenths digits.
3. If those are equal, compare the hundredths digits.
4. A missing hundredths digit can be filled with a zero. For example, $0.6=0.60$.

Example: Compare $0.63$ and $0.6$.

First, write both numbers to the hundredths place:

$$0.63 \quad \text{and} \quad 0.60$$

• The whole-number parts are both $0$.
• The tenths digits are both $6$.
• Compare the hundredths digits: $3>0$.

Therefore,

$$0.63>0.60$$

Since $0.60=0.6$, we can also write:

$$\boxed{0.63>0.6}$$

On a number line, $0.63$ is to the right of $0.60$, so $0.63$ is greater.