Oh no! A huge wave knocked some coins over Meg’s dingy! If the dingy represents 0, to the left of the dinghy is negative and to the right is positive. How would those locations be ordered from least to greatest?

Question

Negative 1 and one-half, Negative StartFraction 7 Over 8 EndFraction, negative one-half, one-half
Negative one-half, negative 1 and one-half, one-half, negative StartFraction 7 Over 8 EndFraction
One-half, negative 1 and one-half, Negative StartFraction 7 Over 8 EndFraction, negative one-half
Negative StartFraction 7 Over 8 EndFraction, negative 1 and one-half, one-half, negative one-half

Answer 1

To determine the correct order from least to greatest for the given numbers, we need to convert them all to decimal form for easier comparison:

1. Negative 1 and one-half is -1.5
2. Negative StartFraction 7 Over 8 EndFraction is -0.875
3. Negative one-half is -0.5
4. One-half is 0.5

Now let's list these values in decimal form:

• -1.5
• -0.875
• -0.5
• 0.5

Now we can order them from least to greatest:

• Negative 1 and one-half (-1.5)
• Negative StartFraction 7 Over 8 EndFraction (-0.875)
• Negative one-half (-0.5)
• One-half (0.5)

Putting this into the original format:

Negative 1 and one-half, Negative StartFraction 7 Over 8 EndFraction, negative one-half, one-half

So, the answer is: Negative 1 and one-half, Negative StartFraction 7 Over 8 EndFraction, negative one-half, one-half.