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A student compared `-0.25` and –0.3. He wrote, “Since 0.3 is greater than 0.25, –0.3 is greater that –0.25”. What was the student’s error?

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    A
    misconception regarding the significance of zero in ordering decimal
    B
    lack of practice of these types of questions in the class
    C
    lack of concrete experience of representation of decimal number on number line
    D
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