Which is the correct way to order the following numbers from least to greatest?
|-5.2|, -5.2, |4.3|, -4.3, |-23|

A. |4.3|, -4.3, -5.2, |-5.2|, |-23|

B. |-23|, |-5.2|, -5.2, -4.3, |4.3|

C. |-23|, |-5.2|, |4.3|, -4.3, -5.2

D. -5.2, -4.3, |4.3|, |-5.2|, |-23|

Question

Which is the correct way to order the following numbers from least to greatest?
|-5.2|,  -5.2,  |4.3|,  -4.3,  |-23|

	A.	|4.3|,  -4.3,  -5.2,  |-5.2|,  |-23|
 
 
	B.	|-23|,  |-5.2|,  -5.2,  -4.3,  |4.3|
 
	C.	|-23|,  |-5.2|,  |4.3|,  -4.3,  -5.2
 
	D.	-5.2,  -4.3,  |4.3|,  |-5.2|,  |-23|

jennithemeani · Answer

D 
|4.3| |-5.2| and |-23| are absolute numbers meaning they are always positive