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About this exercise
Putting a set of numbers in order from smallest to largest.
Example problems
A few of the problems this exercise asks. The printable worksheet holds ten fresh ones.
- Order numbers from smallest to largest: 9, 16, 12, 1
- Order numbers from smallest to largest: 3, 6, 5, 15
- Order numbers from smallest to largest: 19, 2, 18, 14
- Order numbers from smallest to largest: 9, 0, 16, 20
Try it yourself first — open a section below only if you get stuck.
How to solve it
Find the smallest number and place it first, then repeat with whatever is left. Comparing two numbers at a time is easier than trying to see the whole order at once.
Worked example
From 8, 9, 5 and 6 the smallest is 5, then 6, then 8, then 9, giving 5, 6, 8, 9.
Common mistake
Sorting by the first digit alone. That would place 12 before 9, because 1 looks smaller than 9 — count the digits first.