Question

Which of the following has the least value? -5.08-5.1-5.24-4.08​

Answer 1

Answer: $-5.24$

$-5.24$ has the least value because it's further from 0. The biggest negative number is the least because that number is further from 0. The smallest negative number is the biggest because it's closest to 0.

Example:

Find the least value of the following numbers: -6,-2,-1,-4,-10,-3

The least value in this problem is -10 due to the fact it's further from 0. The greatest value is -1 because it's closest to 0.

Least to Greatest Order: -10,-6,-4,-3,-2,-1

Greatest to Least Order: -1,-2,-3,-4,-6,-10

Answer 2

-5.24 because it has the least value on a least to greatest chart