Math Rational Numbers

Question

Directions: Order the rational numbers from LEAST to GREATEST. (Double check that you included all the numbers.) *

1 4/5,-2.5,-1.1,-4/5,0.8

Answer 1

-2.5, -1.1, - 4/5, .8, 1 4/5

Put them all in decimal form and it may be easier to see what's larger

-2.5, -1.1, -0.8, +0.8, +1.8

positive terms go in the normal smaller number to larger

negative terms seemingly go from larger to smaller (in absolute values) or you could put everything in fractional form with common denominators: -25/10, - 11/10, -8/10, +8/10, + 18/10

the numerators 25, 11, 8 go in descending order for negative values

8 and 18 go in ascending order for the positive values.