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Reasoning  Which number below comes first when the numbers are listed from least to​ greatest? Explain. Then write the numbers in order from least to greatest.
one third
​, negative 4​, StartRoot 8 EndRoot​, negative seven fifths
​, 3.7
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Part 1
Which number comes first when the numbers are listed from least to​ greatest?
A.
negative seven fifths
because it is the negative number with the greatest absolute value.
B.
StartRoot 8 EndRoot because it is the greatest positive number.
C.
negative 4 because it is the negative number with the greatest absolute value.
D.
3.7 because it is the greatest positive number.
E.
one third
because it is the only number less than 1.

Answer 1

Answer: C. negative 4 — it is the most negative (largest absolute value among the negatives), so it is the smallest number.

Numbers in order from least to greatest:
-4, -7/5, 1/3, √8, 3.7

(As decimals: -4, -1.4, 0.333…, 2.828…, 3.7.)