Question 11 of 37intermediate🔧 ApplyShort Answer2 marks

Arrange the numbers below in increasing order. You can use the number line below, if required. 40,347 34,407 40,473 34,740 73,404 74,430 47,340 18,926

Correct Answer

Method: To arrange numbers in increasing order, compare them starting from the highest place value.

Step 1: Identify the smallest number — 18,926 (only number in 18 thousands)

Step 2: Compare 34,407 and 34,740 — 34,407 is smaller (407 < 740)

Step 3: Compare 40,347 and 40,473 — 40,347 is smaller (347 < 473)

Step 4: Compare 73,404 and 74,430 — 73,404 is smaller (73 thousands < 74 thousands)

Answer: 18,926 < 34,407 < 34,740 < 40,347 < 40,473 < 47,340 < 73,404 < 74,430

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Explanation

To arrange numbers in increasing order, compare them starting from the highest place value. The smallest number is 18,926 (starts with 1), then numbers starting with 3 (34,407 and 34,740), then numbers starting with 4 (40,347, 40,473, 47,340), then numbers starting with 7 (73,404 and 74,430).

Solution Steps

  1. Step 1: Identify the smallest number - 18,926 (only number in 18 thousands)

  2. Step 2: Compare 34,407 and 34,740 - 34,407 is smaller (407 < 740)

  3. Step 3: Compare 40,347 and 40,473 - 40,347 is smaller (347 < 473)

  4. Step 4: Compare 73,404 and 74,430 - 73,404 is smaller (73 thousands < 74 thousands)

  5. Step 5: Arrange all: 18,926 < 34,407 < 34,740 < 40,347 < 40,473 < 47,340 < 73,404 < 74,430

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