To place the numbers -2.0, 0.25, -1.02, and 1.98 on a number line from left to right, we need to arrange them in ascending order.
The correct order is: -2.0 (the smallest) -1.02 (less than 0 but greater than -2) 0.25 (greater than 0, but less than 1) 1.98 (the largest)
So the order from left to right is:
-2.0, -1.02, 0.25, 1.98
The correct answer is a. -2.0, -1.02, 0.25, 1.98.