Question

Yousef competes in the long jump and gets three attempts. The distances jumped are 5.6 meters, 5.62 meters, and 5.59 meters. Which shows these distances ordered from least to greatest?

Answer 1

Answer:

5. 59 meters, 5.6 meters, 5.62 meters.

Step-by-step explanation:

The distances jumped are 5.6 meters, 5.62 meters, and 5.59 meters.

Each of these numbers have 5 before decimal point, so in order to compare these numbers, take a look at the first digit after decimal point: 6, 6 and 5. Since 5 is less than 6, number 5.59 is the smallest one. Take a look at the second digit after point in first two numbers. They are 0 and 2. Since 0 is less than 2, then number 5.6 is smaller than 5.62,

so the correct order is

5. 59 meters, 5.6 meters, 5.62 meters.