Mathematics Questions (Ordering real numbers)

1. Which of the following choices is arranged in ascending order?

a. 21, 22, 35, 15
125 49
b. 3, , , 24.6
6 2
1
c. 15.6, 16 2 , 16.4, 17
d. -1, -2, -3, -4
2. What two real numbers must be supplied in the blanks to make these values arranged in
descending order?

-6, -8, __, __ , -10

24
a. 5
on the first blank and 9 on the second blank.

b. 50 on the first blank and 60 on the second blank.

2
c. 9.5 on the first blank and 9 5 on the second blank.

d. 8.5 on the first blank and 82 on the second blank.

3. Which of the following has the highest value?
a. 15 + 50`
b. 15 50
15
c.
50
d. 1550
4. What symbol should put in the blanks to make the relation below correct?

18 90 7
___ ___
5 25 5

a. = and < respectively

b. = and > respectively
c. < and > respectively
d. > and < respectively
5. What value below should be omitted so that the remaining values are arranged in increasing
order?

1.001, 1.003, 1.01, 1.006, 1.009

a. 1.003
b. 1.009
c. 1.01
d. 1.006
3 169
6. Provide the appropriate symbol (>, <, =) for the numbers [ ] 0.75 [ ] .
4 26

a. > , <
b. < , <
c. = , =
d. = , >
3 5
7. Five students have heights equal to 3.75, 3 , 2.625, 3.5, 3 . Arrange them in increasing order
8 16
3 5
a. 3.75, 38, 2.625, 3.5, 316
3 5
b. 3.75, 3.5, 2.625, 3 , 3
8 16
5 3
c. 316, 38 , 2.625, 3.5, 3.75
5 3
d. 316, 2.625, 38, 3.5, 3.75
9 2 1
8. If you are to arrange 5, 3, 8, 24, -0.75 in ascending order, what would be the sum of the 2nd

and 3rd number?

a. 0.5
b. 0.75
c. 0.5
d. 0.75
9. Where should 1.0029 added so that the values are arranged in increasing order?

1.001, 1.003, 1.006, 1.009

a. Before 1.001
b. After 1.006
c. Before 1.003
d. After 1.009
10. In the pool of numbers below, what is the quotient when you divide the product of the 2nd and
3rd highest number with the lowest number?

81 3 72
12.5 30
3 4 3

11. What is the order when you arrange the 4 balls below in increasing radius?

A B C D
4
7 50 7.02
149
34
3

12. Which of the following choices is arranged in increasing order?

8
a. (8 + 4), (8 + 5), 84,
4
8
b. (8 + 5), (8 + 4), , 84
4

8
c. , (8 + 4), (8 + 5), 84
4
8
d. (8 + 4), (8 + 5), , 84
4

13. Arrange the following in ascending order.

1 1 1 1
, , ,
10 15 22 42
6
14. What value below should be omitted to make the remaining values arranged in descending
order?
24 529 179
11, 11.5, , 441, ,
5 1 4

15. What is the average of the highest and lowest value of the values below?
25 16 13 35 14 3
, , , , ,
5 3 8 17 15 4