Final answer:
Comparing each digit from left to right, the numbers 0.986, 0.992, and 1.024 can be arranged from least to greatest as follows: 0.986, 0.992, 1.024.
Step-by-step explanation:
To arrange the given numbers from least to greatest, we compare each number digit by digit, starting from the left. The numbers in question are 0.986, 0.992, and 1.024.
- 0.986 has a hundreds place of 9, a tens place of 8, and a thousandths place of 6.
- 0.992 also has a hundreds place of 9, but a tens place of 9, which is greater than the tens place of 0.986.
- 1.024 is greater than both as it has a whole number part, 1, which is greater than any of the decimal parts of 0.986 and 0.992.
Therefore, when arranged from least to greatest, the numbers are 0.986, 0.992, and 1.024.