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Write the signed numbers in order from left to right. Show reasoning

Write the signed numbers in order from left to right. Show reasoning-example-1
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As all the given numbers are negative, you ordered it by following the next:


\begin{gathered} -a \\ -b \\ \\ a>b \\ \\ -a<-b \end{gathered}

If a number with a negative sign (a) is greater than other number with a negative sign (b), number -a goes more on the left on a numbered line than number -b; then -a is less than -b

-a is further from 0 than -b

The given numbers ordered from least to greater are:

-1.5, -1.05, -0.5, -0.05, -0.005


-1.5<-1.05<-0.5<-0.05<-0.005