What are Trailing Zeros?

The color teal is used to highlight decimals
The color red is used to highlight trailing zeros
The zeros in '17.500' have both qualities of trailing zeros
Only the three zeros on the end of '2.0056000' have both qualities of trailing zeros
The last zero in '0.99040' is the trailing zero since it has both qualities of a trailing zero
'17.5' is the same as '17.500', it just doesn't have trailing zeros on it
'17.50000000' is the same as '17.500' and '17.5', it just happens to have more trailing zeros tacked on the the end

1. Trailing zeros are obviously zeros!
1. Trailing zeros always come after a decimal and have no non-zero numbers after them
1. Find the trailing zeros in the following examples
1. The red colored zeros are the trailing zeros
2. Trailing zeros always come after a decimal and have no non-zero numbers after them
1. The red colored zeros are the trailing zeros
2. Remember, trailing zeros cannot have non-zero numbers after them!
1. Remember, trailing zeros cannot have non-zero numbers after them!
1. The red colored zero is the trailing zero
2. The first zero in '0.99040' is to the left of the decimal, so it is not a trailing zero
3. The second zero in '0.99040' has a non-zero number after it, so it's not a trailing zero
4. The zero on the end is to the right of the decimal and has no numbers after it, it's a trailing zero!
1. The red colored zeros are the trailing zeros
1. The red colored zeros are the trailing zeros
2. We could go on and on, adding zeros all day, but there's no need to in this case

Definition: Trailing Zeros