Question

Rearrange these numbers from smallest to biggest 1/2, -8, 0, -1/2

Answer 1

To arrange the following numbers in "smallest to biggest" form, look for the smallest number in the group. To see the smallest number in the group, look for a negative number. If there is more than one negative number, the number which is farthest from zero is the smallest. If there are no negative numbers, the closest to 0 will be the smallest number.

• In this case, -8 is the smallest number because it is in the negatives and is farthest from 0.
• The number which is bigger than -8 is -1/2 because it is in the negatives, but it is not farther from 0 than -8.
• The number which is bigger than -1/2 is 0 because it is neither in the positives nor in the negatives.
• The biggest number in the group is 1/2 because it is in the positives.

We can conclude that the rearranged from (smallest to biggest) is:

• -8, -1/2, 0, 1/2

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