* Place Value: The number 4.93 has a '4' in the ones place, while 0.1 has a '0' in the ones place. This immediately tells us that 4.93 is bigger.

* Decimal Points: Even though 0.1 has a larger digit in the tenths place (1), it doesn't matter because 4.93 has a whole number (4) before the decimal point.

Think of it this way: Imagine you have 4 whole apples and 93 pieces of a 100-piece apple. That's a lot more than just 1 piece of a 10-piece apple.