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Consider the situations in the table below ^^^

Consider the situations in the table below ^^^-example-1

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Answer:

ACBD

Explanation:

Increases, gains, earnings, upward motion are all represented by positive numbers. Decreases, losses, spending, downward motion are all represented by negative numbers. Here are the sums:

A: -33.57 +14.98 = -18.59

B: 7 2/5 -3/5 = 7 +(2/5 -3/5) = 7 -1/5 = 6 4/5

C: 3 1/6 +2 1/2 = (3+2) +(1/6 +3/6) = 5 4/6 = 5 2/3

D: 23.66 -15.84 = 7.82

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Least to greatest, their order is ...

A (-18.59), C (5 2/3), B (6 4/5), D (7.82)

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