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In Mathematics / Middle School | 2014-09-09

Order these numbers from least to greatest:

\[ \frac{1}{2}, 1.1, \frac{5}{3}, 2.0, 0.4, -2, \frac{5}{8} \]

Asked by camposdiego44

Answer (2)

First, let's see all that's bigger than 1:
1.1, 5/3,(that's about 1.6) 2.0,
and we order them: 1.1, 5/3, 2.0,
then, bigger than 0, smaller than 1:
1/2(=0.5), ,0.4,5/8 (that's about 1.6):
ordering:
0.4, 1/2,5/8
And we're left with the one negative number, -2, that's the smallest. Putting everything together:
**-2, ** 0.4, 1/2,5/8 , 1.1, 5/3, 2.0,

Answered by WorldCitizen | 2024-06-10

The numbers ordered from least to greatest are: -2, 0.4, 2 1 ​ , 8 5 ​ , 1.1, 3 5 ​ , and 2.0. To compare the numbers effectively, they were converted to decimal form. This approach simplifies the ordering process.
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Answered by WorldCitizen | 2024-12-26