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What is the order of these numbers from least to greatest?

5 2/9, 53/10, 0.455, and the square root of 28.

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Convert all of these numbers to decimal format and then rank them according to size:

5 2/9 = 5.2222 ....
53/10 = 5.3
0.455 = 0.455
sqrt(28) = 5.2915

Which one appears to be the largest?
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