What is the order of √5 , -0.1, -5/3 , 0.7, √2 from least to greatest?
A. 0.7, √2 , -5/3 , √5 , –0.1
B. √5, √2 , 0.7, -5/3 , –0.1
C. -5/3 , –0.1, 0.7, √2 ,√5
D. –0.1, 0.7, √2 , √5, -5/3

Question

What is the order of √5 , -0.1, -5/3 , 0.7, √2 from least to greatest?
  A. 0.7, √2 , -5/3 , √5 , –0.1 	
  B. √5, √2 , 0.7, -5/3 , –0.1 	
  C. -5/3 , –0.1, 0.7, √2 ,√5 	
  D. –0.1, 0.7, √2 , √5, -5/3

mathmale · Answer

One way of doing this would be to convert each set of numbers into mixed numbers with decimal fractions.  Arranging them in order should be relatively easy after you've done that.

Example:  Sqrt(5) is approx. 2.36 (a mixed number with a decimal fraction).