Question

Order the numbers from greatest to least. Ensure you are ordering as follows (use the number line to help you visualize this):

Largest number at the top



Smallest number at the bottom

2^3
|7|
-5
√16
|-2|
3^2

Answer 1

Let's evaluate each expression to find their numerical values:

1. \( 2^3 = 8 \)
2. \( |7| = 7 \)
3. \( -5 = -5 \)
4. \( \sqrt{16} = 4 \)
5. \( |-2| = 2 \)
6. \( 3^2 = 9 \)

Now we have the following values:

- \( 2^3 = 8 \)
- \( |7| = 7 \)
- \( -5 = -5 \)
- \( \sqrt{16} = 4 \)
- \( |-2| = 2 \)
- \( 3^2 = 9 \)

Now we can order these numbers from greatest to least:

1. \( 3^2 = 9 \)
2. \( 2^3 = 8 \)
3. \( |7| = 7 \)
4. \( \sqrt{16} = 4 \)
5. \( |-2| = 2 \)
6. \( -5 = -5 \)

So the ordered list from greatest to least is:

1. \( 3^2 \) (9)
2. \( 2^3 \) (8)
3. \( |7| \) (7)
4. \( \sqrt{16} \) (4)
5. \( |-2| \) (2)
6. \( -5 \) (-5)