IM: 6.7.4: Ordering Rational Numbers (Practice)

Select all of the numbers that are greater than -5.

Order these numbers from least to greatest:

1. 0
2. -\frac{1}{2}
3. -1\frac{1}{2}
4. -1
5. 1
6. \frac{1}{2}

Here are the boiling points of certain elements in degrees Celsius.

List the elements from least to greatest boiling points.

1. Chlorine: -34
2. Krypton: -153.2
3. Hydrogen: -252.87
4. Argon: -185.8
5. Fluorine: -188.1

Explain why zero is considered its own opposite.

Over several months, the weight of a baby measured in pounds doubles. Does its weight measured in kilograms also double? Explain.