order for least to greatest 1.2, 0.12, 12, 0.012
Mathematics · College · Mon Jan 18 2021
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Given the numbers:
1.2, 0.12,12, 0.012
Order from least to greatest
Solution:
For us to be able to order the given numbers into least to greatest, we must based in on their place values. The number places are as follow in an ascending order: Ones/units, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousands, hundred thousands, millions, hundred millions, and so on. For decimals, the number places starts with; tenths, hundredths, thousandths, ten thousandths, hundred thousandths, and so on.
Thus we can write the numbers from least to greatest as,
0.012, 0.12,1.2, 12
0.012 has a place value in the thousandths place
0.12 has a place value in the hundreds place
1.2 place value is in the units place
12 place value is in the tens place
Final answer:
0.012, 0.12,1.2, 12