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Which list shows numbers ordered from least to greatest?

A. negative 1.5, negative 3.0, negative 7.1
B. negative 2.5, negative 1.5, negative 1.2
C. negative 3 and three-fourths, negative 2 and one-fourth, 1 and one-eighth
D. negative three-fourths, negative 1 and three-fourths, 1

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Choices B and C both show the choices in order from least to greatest.

The attached picture shows where these all fall on a number line. From left to right, they are in order.
Which list shows numbers ordered from least to greatest? A. negative 1.5, negative-example-1
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Answer: Options B and C

Explanation:

For this you need to remember the number line, we have that that:

-2 < -1 < 0 < 1 < 2

so you go from the big negative numbers, to the small negative numbers, the zero, the small positive numbers, the big positive numbers.

from least to greast the correct options are:

B) -2.5 < -1.5 < -1.2

c) -(3 + 3/4) < - (2 + 1/4) < 1 + 1/8

the other two

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