Place the following numbers in order as they would appear on a number line, left to right: - 2.0, 0.25, -1.02, 1.98.

A. -2.0, -1.02, 0.25, 1.98
B. -0.25, -1.02, 1.98, -2.0
C. -1.02, -2.0, -0.25, 1.98
D. 1.98, 0.25, -1.02, -2.0

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To place the given numbers in order as they would appear on a number line from left to right, we start with the smallest (most negative) and move to the largest (most positive):

1. -2.0 is the smallest.
2. -1.02 is next, larger than -2.0 but still negative.
3. 0.25 is positive and larger than both negative numbers.
4. 1.98 is the largest positive number provided.

So the correct order is:

A. -2.0, -1.02, 0.25, 1.98