What is the equivalent decimal for 2.200

9514 1404 393

  2.2, 2.20, 2.2000, 2.20000, ...

Step-by-step explanation:

Any decimal number with more or fewer trailing zeros will be equivalent. Some are ...

  2.2, 2.20, 2.2000, 2.20000

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These "equivalents" have the same value, but differing numbers of significant digits. If significant digits are important, the given form is the one you want.

Let’s go through several different solutions.

You can just take away two zeros at the end. You will get 2.2.

0.2 is equal to 2/10 or 1/5, so another solution would be 2 1/5.

You can also multiply 5 by 2 and add 1 to get another solution: 11/5.

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