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4024/12 May/Jun 2024, Question 1: Ordering Values

Cambridge O Level Mathematics 4024 · Paper 12 (Non-calculator) · Non-calculator · 2 marks

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Order two sets of values: five temperatures in °C from lowest, and three numbers (0.45, 3/8, 40%) from smallest.

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Part (a) · 1 mark

Arrange the five temperatures 4, 1, −6, 0, −2 in ascending order, starting with the lowest.

  1. 1Negative numbers are lowest: −6 < −2
  2. 2Then 0 < 1 < 4
  3. 3Order: −6, −2, 0, 1, 4

Answer−6, −2, 0, 1, 4

Part (b) · 1 mark

Arrange 0.45, 3/8 and 40% in ascending order, starting with the smallest.

  1. 13/8 = 0.375, 40% = 0.4, 0.45
  2. 20.375 < 0.4 < 0.45
  3. 3Order: 3/8, 40%, 0.45

Answer3/8, 40%, 0.45

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