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Put in order from least to greater


-2y-5+6y²+5y³-5y²+2y³+4y

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To put this expression in order from least to greatest, we first need to combine like terms.

-2y - 5 + 6y² + 5y³ - 5y² + 2y³ + 4y

= (-2y - 5 + 4y) + (6y² - 5y²) + (5y³ + 2y³)

= 2y - 5 + 6y² - 5y² + 7y³

Then, we can arrange the terms in order of increasing degree:

-2y - 5 + 6y² + 5y³ - 5y² + 2y³ + 4y= -5 + 2y + y² + 7y³

So the expression in order from least to greatest is: -5, 2y, y², 7y³

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