Ordering Numbers: Rules and Concepts

The video tutorial explains how to order numbers from least to greatest and greatest to least, using both positive and negative numbers. It demonstrates the process on a number line and without it, highlighting that on a number line, numbers to the left are smaller. For positive numbers, larger numbers are greater, while for negative numbers, larger numbers are smaller. The tutorial includes examples and concludes with a summary of the concepts.

What is the primary rule for determining the order of numbers on a number line?

• Numbers on the right are smaller than numbers on the left.

• Numbers on the left are smaller than numbers on the right.

• Numbers on the right are equal to numbers on the left.

• Numbers on the left are larger than numbers on the right.

When ordering positive numbers from least to greatest, which number comes first?

• The number closest to zero

• The number farthest from zero

• The smallest number

• The largest number

How does the size of negative numbers affect their order from least to greatest?

• Larger negative numbers are smaller.

• Smaller negative numbers are greater.

• Larger negative numbers are greater.

• Negative numbers do not have an order.

If you are not using a number line, what is the first step in ordering numbers from least to greatest?

• Start with the smallest positive number.

• Start with the largest negative number.

• Start with the largest positive number.

• Start with the smallest negative number.

In the example of ordering from greatest to least, which number is placed first?

• The smallest positive number

• The largest negative number

• The smallest negative number

• The largest positive number

What should you do if a number appears twice in a list you are ordering?

• Ignore the duplicate number.

• List the number twice.

• Remove both instances of the number.

• Only list the number once.

When ordering from greatest to least, which type of numbers should you start with?

• Positive numbers

• Fractions

• Zero

• Negative numbers

What is the rule for ordering positive numbers?

• Positive numbers cannot be ordered.

• The larger the number, the smaller it is.

• The smaller the number, the larger it is.

• The larger the number, the larger it is.

What is the rule for ordering negative numbers?

• Negative numbers cannot be ordered.

• The larger the number, the larger it is.

• The smaller the number, the smaller it is.

• The larger the number, the smaller it is.

What is the key takeaway for ordering numbers from the video?

• Positive numbers are always smaller than negative numbers.

• Negative numbers are always larger than positive numbers.

• The order depends on the context of the problem.

• The rules for ordering positive and negative numbers are different.