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Drag the numbers to order them from greatest to least, with the greatest at the top.

​√ ​ 8/3 ​​
π
​3.01245...​
√ ​17

User Leah
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(√ ​17 = 4.12..., √ ​ 8/3 = 1.63..., π = 3.14...)

Greatest to least would be:
√ ​17
π
3.01245...​
√ ​ 8/3
5 votes

Answer: Our numbers are:
√(8/3), π, 3.01245 and
√(17). Let's analyze them:

1)
√(8/3)= √(16/6) =4/√(6) and
√(6) \geq√(4)= 2, so
4/√(6) \leq4/2 = 2

So
√(8/3)\leq2

2) the number pi is 3.14159265

3) this number is 3.01245, doesn't require more analyzing-

4)
√(17), we know that
√(16) = 4, then
√(17) \geq 4

So the correct order from greatest to lowest is:


√(17), π , 3.01245,
√(8/3)

You also can check it with a calculator, but it isn't the idea of the problem.

User Emidander
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