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Percentages, SM-Bank 052 MC

Which set of numbers is arranged from the smallest to the largest?

  1. \(-6\ ,\ -7\ ,\ 80\text{%}\ ,\ \dfrac{5}{3}\)
  2. \(-7\ ,\ -6\ ,\ 80\text{%}\ ,\ \dfrac{5}{3}\)
  3. \(-6\ ,\ -7\ ,\ \dfrac{5}{3}\ ,\ 80\text{%}\)
  4. \(-7\ ,\ -6\ ,\ \dfrac{5}{3}\ ,\ 80\text{%}\)
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\(B\)

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\(-7\text{ is less than}\ -6\)

\(80\text{%} = \dfrac{4}{5}\ \text{which is less than}\ \dfrac{5}{3}\)

\(\therefore\ \text{Smallest to largest is }\rightarrow -7\ ,\ -6\ ,\ 80\text{%}\ ,\ \dfrac{5}{3}\)

\(\Rightarrow B\)