Question

Arrange the following given integers into ascending order.
– 6, – 11, 12, – 32, – 23, 14, 0, 32, 16, – 19, – 18

Answer 1

Hint: Ascending order is the order in which smallest number is the first number and largest number is the last number (i.e. numbers are arranged from smallest to largest).

Complete step-by-step answer:
As we know that negative numbers are smaller than the positive number.
And larger the numerical value of a positive number larger will be the number (i.e. 18 > 17).
And for a negative number larger the numerical value smaller will be the number (i.e. – 18 < – 17).
As we know that in ascending order numbers are arranged from smallest to largest.
And in descending order numbers are arranged from largest to smallest.
So, here we had to arrange the given numbers in ascending order.
So, first we should arrange negative numbers rather than positive numbers.
So, the above given numbers in ascending order will be { – 32, – 23, – 19, – 18, – 11, – 6, 0, 12, 14, 16, 32 }.

Note: Whenever we come up with this type of problem then we should remember that if we are asked to arrange a number in ascending order then we arrange them from smallest to largest and if we are asked to arrange numbers in descending order then arrange them from largest to smallest.