diff --git a/Coding Exercise 5 - Decimal Comparator b/Coding Exercise 5 - Decimal Comparator
index c749bac..558c5e7 100644
--- a/Coding Exercise 5 - Decimal Comparator	
+++ b/Coding Exercise 5 - Decimal Comparator	
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 public class DecimalComparator{
-    public static boolean areEqualByThreeDecimalPlaces (double a,double b) {
-        if((int)a * == b1)
-            return true;
-        else
-            return false;
+    
+    public static boolean areEqualByThreeDecimalPlaces(double a, double b){
+        
+       	if ((int) (a*1000) == (int) (b*1000) ){
+				return true;
+			}
+		else{
+				return false;
+			}   
     }
 }