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Grade 6 Math · Problem type
Order rational numbers
Use this for “Order from least to greatest: −6, −2 1/2, 3/4, |−5|.”
Put in order
Put the numbers in order from least to greatest.
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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Assumptions
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Further left on the number line is less: −6 < −1.
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Every negative number is less than 0, and 0 is less than every positive number.
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|−5| is 5: its distance from 0.
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