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ASCENDING AND DESCENDING ORDERS

In ascending order, numbers are written in the order starting from the smallest

number to the greatest number.
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For example, 532, 623, 512, 125 can be written in the ascending order
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as 125, 512, 532, 623.
In descending order, the numbers are written in the order starting from the
greatest number to the smallest number.
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For example, 632, 953, 265, 44 65 can be written in the descending order
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as 953, 632, 44 65, 265.
23 Arrange the given numbers in ascending order.
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(a) 1531 15 2 1512 1588

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(b) 3 85 44 63 4 28 36
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(c) 5680 5690 5780 5 90

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(d) 7780 7870 76 0 7200

(e) 5000 3000 7000 4 000

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2 Arrange the given numbers in descending order.

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(a) 278 287 2 87 2 80
(b) 4 680 4 780 4 870 4 280

(c) 6300 6030 6003 6330

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(d) 8 63 86 3 83 6 8836

(e) 9782 9982 9282 9682

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