SOLUTION: how do you write 10^-3, 5 x 10^-3, 8 x 10^-2, 4 x 10^-1 in order from least to greatest?

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Question 69743: how do you write 10^-3, 5 x 10^-3, 8 x 10^-2, 4 x 10^-1 in order from least to greatest?
Answer by checkley75(3666) About Me  (Show Source):
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10^-3=.01
5*10^-3=.005
8*10^-3=.08
4^10^-1=.4
thus the sequence for least to greatest is
.005, .01, .08, .4