Question

In a recent year, Jimmy Johnson was the point leader in NASCAR’s Chase to the Cup. Other driver’s standings are shown in the table

a) Write an integer to describe each drivers standing with respect to the leader.

b) Order the integers from least to greatest

Answer 1

`a)\ K. Busch: -40\\\\K. Harvick: -50\\\\J. Gordon: -20\\\\T. Stewart: -30`

`b)` The order of these integers from least to greatest is:

`-50, -40, -30, -20`

Explanation:

a) By definition, Integers are contains positive numbers, negative numbers and zero.

In this case you need to write an integer that describes each drivers standing with respect Jimmy Johnson, who was the point leader in NASCAR’s Chase to the Cup.

Since he was the point leader, then the integers that represent this situation are negative. Then:

`K. Busch: -40\\\\K. Harvick: -50\\\\J. Gordon: -20\\\\T. Stewart: -30`

b) The order of these integers from least to greatest is:

`-50, -40, -30, -20`