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What is 3/10, -1 1/3, 0.02, 1, -0.5 in order form least to greatest

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-1 1/3, -0.5, 0.02, 3/10, 1

Explanation:

To start off with, we now that negative numbers (like -3) are less than 0. We are given two negative numbers to start off with: -1 1/3 and -0.5. The larger/greater the negative number is, the lesser it is worth. Take out a number line. For example, -5 is less than -3 because if you look at a number line, -5 is further to the left of 0 than -3, signifying it is less than -3. So, when looking at -1 1/3 (also can be represented by the decimal number (-1.33...) and -0.5 we see that -1 1/3 is less than -0.5. due to it being further from 0 than -0.5 is. Thus, we have our least number.

-1 1/3

Since we have only one more negative number left, we can place that as the second least number

-1 1/3, -0.5

Next, we take a look at the positive numbers 0.02, 1, and 3/10. It might be more helpful to make 0.02 into a fraction; 2/100. From here we see that one one hundredth is much less than one one tenth. Thus, the 2/100 or 0.02 is the nest least number.

-1 1/3, -0.5, 0.02

Lastly, take a look at 3/10 and 1. 1 = 10/10

When put side by side, 3/10 is seen to be less than 10/10, making it the next least number.

-1 1/3, -0.5, 0.02, 3/10

Lastly, we have our last and greatest number; 1. We can just go ahead and place that after 3/10.

-1 1/3, -0.5, 0.02, 3/10, 1

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