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Josiah was ordering the following rationale in math class: - 3.8, -12, and -6 2/5 and got a bit confused.

a) Help Josiah place the numbers in order from least to greatest.

b) Now, help him list them in order from least to greatest based upon their absolute values.

c) Finally, explain why the orderings from parts a and b are different.

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hannahl52
a) -12, -6.4, -3.8
b)3.8, 6.4, 12
c) The orderings are different because negative numbers become less when the number is greater for example, -12 is less than -3.8. Also looking at the absolute numbers the total order reverses because absolute is positive. The opposite of negative.

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