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Necessary zeros
20
0.306
600
0.4009
The zeros in the above examples are necessary as they are put in to keep places for missing
digits.
0.306 is not the same as 0.36
Important
Always put a zero in if front of a decimal place if there are no units. For
example it is written 0.5. This makes the number clear and leads to less
mistakes.
Unnecessary zeros
02
002
05.7
5.7
2.
0048.80
4.0000
006.00
08
.70
0.0055
11.0001
300.0
002.0200
.001
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