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EXAMPLE 3 333 Ordering Real Numbers Order the numbers 0.47, 0.474, 0.47, and 0.23 from least to greatest. SOLUTION STEP 1 Write each decimal out to six.

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1 EXAMPLE 3 333 Ordering Real Numbers Order the numbers 0.47, 0.474, 0.47, and 0.23 from least to greatest. SOLUTION STEP 1 Write each decimal out to six decimal places. 0.47 0.474 0.47 = 0.477777... = 0.474474... 0.23 = 0.474747... = 0.479583...

2 EXAMPLE 3 STEP 2 0.474474..., 0.474747..., 0.477777..., 0.479583... Ordering Real Numbers Write the decimals in order: ANSWER From least to greatest, the order is 0.474, 0.47, 0.47, and 23.

3 GUIDED PRACTICE for Example 3 9. Order the decimals 0.52, 0.525, 0.525, and 0.276 from least to greatest. From least to greatest the order is ANSWER 0.52, 0.2760.525,,

4 GUIDED PRACTICE for Example 3 10. Order the decimals 1.7, 1.7, 1.89, and 1.3 from least to greatest. ANSWER From least to greatest, the order is, 1.3 1.7, 1.89, 1.7