Question

Select the list that shows the numbers in order from least to greatest.

Select one of the options below as your answer:



A.
0.402 0.42 0.375 1.2 0.85




B.
1.2 0.85 0.402 0.375 0.42




C.
0.375 0.402 0.42 0.85 1.2




D.
0.402 0.375 0.42 0.402 1.2

Answer 1

ok I've got the answer but what don't u understand?

Answer 2

least(smallest) to greatest(highest)

Answer 3

do you know which one it is now?

Answer 4

B

Answer 5

nope, we want smallest to largest.

Answer 6

A

Answer 7

so we would start with 0.375

Answer 8

no guessing

Answer 9

do you understand the term smallest to largest?

Answer 10

ok ok D

Answer 11

AND YES

Answer 12

ok lets say I give you these numbers 3,7,9
which one is the smallest and which one is the largest?

Answer 13

3 and 9

Answer 14

yep

Answer 15

so apply the same concept

Answer 16

to your original question

Answer 17

but thats not easyyy... they are going by decimals

Answer 18

ok, in terms of decimal, when the number gets closer to 1 than it means that the number is higher than the another.

Answer 19

ok

Answer 20

for example, 0.402 and 4.42 (4.420), which one is closer to one(1.0)?

Answer 21

the second one

Answer 22

yes, exactly.

Answer 23

so can u try figure it out now?

Answer 24

A?

Answer 25

nononono.

Answer 26

ok, I will tell you the answer, but make sure u understand it, because clearly u have some issues understanding it at the moment.

Answer 27

It is C: 0.375 0.402 0.42 0.85 1.2
why? because they all contain the same numbers obviously and 0.375 is lowest of them all, 0.402 is lower than 0.42 as you figured before, 0.85 and then to the last one 1.2 which is the highest.

Answer 28

wow ok whatever,,,,,,,,, but thanks!!!!:)

Answer 29

u need to understand it...

Answer 30

k

Answer 31

maybe try something like this, http://www.mathsisfun.com/ordering_decimals.html

Answer 32

okay.