SOLUTION: Order the following numbers from least to greatest: -1/2, 0.8, 2, 10%, 1 1/4

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Question 990353: Order the following numbers from least to greatest: -1/2, 0.8, 2, 10%, 1 1/4
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Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Order the following numbers from least to greatest: -1/2, 0.8, 2, 10%, 1 1/4
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Ans: -1/2, 10% = 0.10, 0.80, 1 1/4, 2
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by Lilly0(1) About Me  (Show Source):
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For these problems, it's easiest to convert everything to a decimal. So:
-1%2F2 = -0.5; 0.8; 2; 10% = 0.10; 1 1%2F4 = 1.25
Now you have:
-0.5; 0.8; 2; 0.10; 1.25
Least will always be the negative with the greatest number (-8 < -4), so our first number would be -0.5. Then comes 0.10 because it is closest to 0. After that is 0.8. Then, you have your numbers greater than one, so you have 1.25, then 2. Here's the order:
-1%2F2, 10%, 0.8, 1 1%2F4, 2
Hope I helped :)