Which of the following options correctly orders the numbers below from least to greatest?
235.971, 145.884, -271.906, -193.823
A.
-271.906, -193.823, 145.884, 235.971
B.
-271.971, 235.971, -193.823, 145.884
C.
145.884, -193.823, 235.971, -271.906
D.
-193.823, -271.906, 145.884, 235.971
To order the numbers from least to greatest, we first need to arrange them in ascending order based on their values:
- -271.906 (the smallest value, being the most negative)
- -193.823 (next, less negative than -271.906)
- 145.884 (positive value, less than 235.971)
- 235.971 (the largest value)
So the correct order is:
A. -271.906, -193.823, 145.884, 235.971