Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
-Rank the numbers in order from smallest to langest.
$5)62 \times 10^{3}, 7.22 \times 10^{5}, 4.62 \times 10^{-2}, 7.90 \times 10^{3}, 5.04 \times 10^{-5}$
A) $4.62 \times 10^{-2}

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Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
-Rank the numbers in order from smallest to langest.
$5)62 \times 10^{3}, 7.22 \times 10^{5}, 4.62 \times 10^{-2}, 7.90 \times 10^{3}, 5.04 \times 10^{-5}$
A) $4.62 \times 10^{-2}<5.04 \times 10^{-5}<5.62 \times 10^{3}<7.90 \times 10^{3}<$ $7.22 \times 10^{5}$
B) $7.22 \times 10^{5}<7.90 \times 10^{3}<5.62 \times 10^{3}<4.62 \times 10^{-2}<$ $5.04 \times 10^{-5}$
C) $5.04 \times 10^{-5}<5.62 \times 10^{3}<7.90 \times 10^{3}<7.22 \times 10^{5}<$ $4.62 \times 10^{-2}$
D) $5.04 \times 10^{-5}<4.62 \times 10^{-2}<5.62 \times 10^{3}<7.90 \times 10^{3}<$ $7.22 \times 10^{5}$

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The correct order from smallest to largest is based on the exponent values and the base numbers for those with the same exponent. Negative exponents indicate numbers less than one, and the larger the positive exponent, the larger the number.

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