Question
Margie says the set of numbers, 0.1, -1, -21
4
, 3, are in order from least to greatest. What is her error?
She did not use the correct common denominator.
The 3 is in the wrong place.
She treated all the numbers as positive.
The –1 should be the first number on the list.
4
, 3, are in order from least to greatest. What is her error?
She did not use the correct common denominator.
The 3 is in the wrong place.
She treated all the numbers as positive.
The –1 should be the first number on the list.
Answers
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She treated all the numbers as positive.
Negatives are less than positives. The correct order from least to greatest is -21/4, -1, 0.1, 3.
Negatives are less than positives. The correct order from least to greatest is -21/4, -1, 0.1, 3.