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Need help with these questions. Simplify them.

Simplify.

|–10 – 3| =

Which set of numbers is ordered from least to greatest?

A.
{0.4, 2.3, –1.1, –2, –3.1}

B.
{2.3, 0.4, –1.1, –2, –3.1}

C.
{–3.1, –2, –1.1, 2.3, 0.4}

D.
{–3.1, –2, –1.1, 0.4, 2.3}

What is the middle number when the numbers {5.1, –3.6, 0, –2, –1.1} are ordered from least to greatest?



Answer :

iGreen
|-10 - 3|

Subtract.

|-13|

Simplify:

13

The 'bigger' the negative numbers look, the smaller they are.

Therefore, Option D is correct.

5.1, -3.6, 0, -2, -1.1

Arrange from least to greatest:

-3.6, -2, -1.1, 0, 5.1

So the middle number is -1.1.