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document.write( "Place the following set of numbers in ascending order. \r\n" );
document.write( "20, -7, 5,-5 ,12, 4, 15\r\n" );
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document.write( "The easiest way is put degree marks after each one\r\n" );
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document.write( "20°, -7°, 5°, -5° ,12°, 4°, 15°\r\n" );
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document.write( "and remember that \r\n" );
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document.write( "A LOWER (COLDER) TEMPERATURE IS A LOWER NUMBER\r\n" );
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document.write( "A HIGHER (WARMER) TEMPERATURE IS A HIGHER NUMBER\r\n" );
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document.write( "The lowest temperature is -7°\r\n" );
document.write( "The next to lowest is -5°, then 4°, 5°, 12°, 15°, 20°,\r\n" );
document.write( "with 20° as the highest temperature.  So the numbers in order:\r\n" );
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document.write( "-7, -5, 4, 5, 12, 15, 20\r\n" );
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document.write( "Although the \"temperature method\" works perfectly, here is the\r\n" );
document.write( "way you were probably taught:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Draw a number line, where 0 is in the middle, the negative \r\n" );
document.write( "numbers go to the left and the positive numbers go to the right.\r\n" );
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document.write( "-8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1  0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21  \r\n" );
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document.write( "Locate and circle these numbers on the number line\r\n" );
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document.write( "-8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1  0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 \r\n" );
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document.write( "Write them as the appear left to right on the number line.\r\n" );
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document.write( "-7,-5, 4, 5, 12, 15, 20\r\n" );
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document.write( "Same results as with the \"a lower temperature is a lower\r\n" );
document.write( "number and a higher temperature is a higher number.\"\r\n" );
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