Question

Arrange the numbers in descending order:

-1, -22 , 111 , -111 , 22 , 0 , 1

(3 marks)

Answer 1

When considering negative numbers, the bigger the number, smaller is its value.
So, -111 is less than -22.
Similarly, -22 is less than -1.
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Hence, among the given numbers, -111 is the smallest and 111 is the biggest number.
(1 mark)
Descending order of numbers is the arranging of numbers from largest to smallest. So, the given numbers in descending order can be written as: 111, 22, 1, 0, -1, -22, -111
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