FAC T SH EET

Ascending and descending order

Numbers are in ascending order when they are arranged from the smallest to the largest number. (Going up) Examples of ascending numbers:

Ascending

Not sorted in any order Sorted in Ascending Order

568

156

99

987

67

23

23

67

99

156

568

987

Descending
Numbers are in descending order when they are arranged from the largest to the smallest number. (Going down) Examples of ascending numbers:
Not sorted in any order Sorted in Descending Order

568

156

99

987

67

23

987

568

156

99

67

23