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Order Means To Arrange in Increasing Order, That Is, From Smallest To Largest
Order Means To Arrange in Increasing Order, That Is, From Smallest To Largest
• For the numbers having the same number of digits, start with
comparing the numbers from the leftmost digit. Write the
number with the smallest digit.
• If the leftmost digits are same, move to the digits to the right
and compare them. Write the number with smaller digit.
• The number 22 has the least number of digits. So, write it first as it is the smallest
number.
• Next, 231 and 245 both are 3-digit numbers. They both have 2 at hundreds place. So, we
move to the digit to the right. Compare 231 and 245 Since, 3 < 4; So, 231 < 245
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• We can then also arrange the numbers on the
number line as shown:
• Fun Facts
• To remember ascending order, remember the
flight of an “airplane”, from low to high.
Descending Orders / Decreasing Orders
• 1 . 2 . 3 . 4.
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Formation of Greatest and Smallest Numbers