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Read the number 0.302 carefully.
A student claims the digit 0 between 3 and 2 can be removed without changing the value, giving 0.32.
Is the student correct?

Class 6Reading and Writing DecimalsDecimals
  • ANo, 0.302 and 0.32 are different
  • BYes, both equal 0.32
  • CYes, both equal 0.302
  • DNo, 0.302 is smaller than zero

Step-by-Step Solution

A zero between non-zero digits holds a place (here the hundredths). Removing it changes 0.302 (3 tenths, 0 hundredths, 2 thousandths) into 0.32 (3 tenths, 2 hundredths), which is a different value.
Answer: A) No, 0.302 and 0.32 are different

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