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0580/22 Oct/Nov 2021, Question 9: Ordering Values

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 · Paper 22 (Extended) · Calculator · 2 marks

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Order the five given values, including a recurring decimal, percentage, square root and fraction, from smallest to largest.

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Solution · 2 marks

  1. 12.1 × 10⁻¹ = 0.21, 0.2̇ = 0.222…, 22% = 0.22, √0.2 = 0.447…, 24/1000 = 0.024
  2. 224/1000 < 2.1 × 10⁻¹ < 22% < 0.2̇ < √0.2

Answer24/1000 < 2.1 × 10⁻¹ < 22% < 0.2̇ < √0.2

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