ASCENDING ORDER
Name: ______________________________
Date: ______________________________
Class: ______________________________
What is Ascending Order?
Ascending order means arranging numbers from the smallest to the greatest.
Example:
14, 7, 25, 3 → 3, 7, 14, 25
A. Arrange the Whole Numbers
1. Arrange in ascending order:
18, 7, 25, 11, 3
Answer: ______________________________________
2. Arrange in ascending order:
42, 16, 9, 31, 24
Answer: ______________________________________
3. Arrange in ascending order:
55, 12, 38, 7, 29
Answer: ______________________________________
4. Arrange in ascending order:
64, 23, 91, 15, 48
Answer: ______________________________________
5. Arrange in ascending order:
105, 75, 120, 45, 90
Answer: ______________________________________
6. Arrange in ascending order:
250, 125, 375, 50, 300
Answer: ______________________________________
7. Arrange in ascending order:
1,205, 1,025, 1,250, 1,052, 1,502
Answer: ______________________________________
8. Arrange in ascending order:
4,321, 3,421, 4,123, 3,214, 4,312
Answer: ______________________________________
B. Compare and Arrange
9. Write the numbers in ascending order:
32, 23, 13, 31
Answer: ______________________________________
10. Write the numbers in ascending order:
76, 67, 86, 68
Answer: ______________________________________
11. Write the numbers in ascending order:
109, 190, 119, 101
Answer: ______________________________________
12. Write the numbers in ascending order:
505, 550, 505, 455, 545
Answer: ______________________________________
13. Write the numbers in ascending order:
2,345, 2,354, 2,435, 2,453
Answer: ______________________________________
14. Write the numbers in ascending order:
9,999, 9,099, 9,909, 9,990
Answer: ______________________________________
C. Fill in the Missing Numbers
15. 12, _____, 28, 35
The missing number is greater than 12 and less than 28.
16. 45, _____, 67, 89
Write a suitable number.
17. 102, 115, _____, 140
Write a suitable number.
18. 250, _____, 350, 400
Write a suitable number.
19. 1,025, _____, 1,250, 1,500
Write a suitable number.
D. Choose the Correct Order
20. Which is in ascending order?
a) 9, 7, 5, 3
b) 3, 5, 7, 9
c) 7, 3, 9, 5
Answer: __________
21. Which is in ascending order?
a) 25, 35, 45, 55
b) 55, 45, 35, 25
c) 35, 25, 55, 45
Answer: __________
22. Which is in ascending order?
a) 102, 120, 112, 101
b) 101, 102, 112, 120
c) 120, 112, 102, 101
Answer: __________
23. Which is in ascending order?
a) 1,250, 1,205, 1,025, 1,052
b) 1,025, 1,052, 1,205, 1,250
c) 1,052, 1,025, 1,250, 1,205
Answer: __________
E. Ascending Order with Larger Numbers
24. Arrange in ascending order:
12,450; 10,250; 15,200; 11,500; 9,999
Answer: ______________________________________
25. Arrange in ascending order:
25,675; 25,567; 25,756; 25,657
Answer: ______________________________________
26. Arrange in ascending order:
100,500; 99,999; 105,000; 101,050
Answer: ______________________________________
27. Arrange in ascending order:
1,250,000; 1,025,000; 1,205,000; 1,052,000
Answer: ______________________________________
F. Ascending Order – Decimals
28. Arrange in ascending order:
2.5, 1.5, 3.5, 0.5
Answer: ______________________________________
29. Arrange in ascending order:
4.25, 4.05, 4.50, 4.15
Answer: ______________________________________
30. Arrange in ascending order:
3.75, 3.25, 3.50, 3.05
Answer: ______________________________________
31. Arrange in ascending order:
0.8, 0.08, 0.18, 0.81
Answer: ______________________________________
32. Arrange in ascending order:
5.05, 5.5, 5.15, 5.01
Answer: ______________________________________
G. Ascending Order – Fractions
33. Arrange in ascending order:
1/2, 1/4, 3/4
Answer: ______________________________________
34. Arrange in ascending order:
2/5, 1/5, 4/5, 3/5
Answer: ______________________________________
35. Arrange in ascending order:
1/3, 2/3, 1/6, 5/6
Answer: ______________________________________
36. Arrange in ascending order:
3/10, 7/10, 1/10, 9/10
Answer: ______________________________________
H. Word Problems
37. Five students scored 72, 85, 64, 91 and 78 marks. Arrange their scores in ascending order.
Answer: ______________________________________
38. The heights of five plants are 45 cm, 32 cm, 58 cm, 41 cm and 29 cm. Arrange their heights from shortest to tallest.
Answer: ______________________________________
39. A shop recorded the following numbers of customers on five days:
125, 98, 156, 110, 87
Arrange the numbers in ascending order.
Answer: ______________________________________
40. Five boxes weigh 12 kg, 8 kg, 15 kg, 10 kg and 6 kg. Arrange their weights in ascending order.
Answer: ______________________________________
CHALLENGE QUESTIONS
41. Arrange these numbers in ascending order:
3,405; 3,045; 3,450; 3,054; 3,405
Answer: ______________________________________
42. Arrange in ascending order:
0.5, 0.05, 0.55, 0.15, 0.505
Answer: ______________________________________
43. Arrange in ascending order:
1/2, 3/4, 1/4, 2/3
Answer: ______________________________________
44. Write the smallest and greatest number from this list:
425, 245, 524, 452, 254
Smallest: __________
Greatest: __________
45. Create five different numbers between 100 and 200 and arrange them in ascending order.
ANSWER KEY
- 3, 7, 11, 18, 25
- 9, 16, 24, 31, 42
- 7, 12, 29, 38, 55
- 15, 23, 48, 64, 91
- 45, 75, 90, 105, 120
- 50, 125, 250, 300, 375
- 1,025, 1,052, 1,205, 1,250, 1,502
- 3,214, 3,421, 4,123, 4,312, 4,321
- 13, 23, 31, 32
- 67, 68, 76, 86
- 101, 109, 119, 190
- 455, 505, 505, 545, 550
- 2,345, 2,354, 2,435, 2,453
- 9,099, 9,909, 9,990, 9,999
15–19. Answers may vary, provided the numbers satisfy the conditions. - b
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- b
- b
- 9,999; 10,250; 11,500; 12,450; 15,200
- 25,567; 25,657; 25,675; 25,756
- 99,999; 100,500; 101,050; 105,000
- 1,025,000; 1,052,000; 1,205,000; 1,250,000
- 0.5, 1.5, 2.5, 3.5
- 4.05, 4.15, 4.25, 4.50
- 3.05, 3.25, 3.50, 3.75
- 0.08, 0.18, 0.8, 0.81
- 5.01, 5.05, 5.15, 5.5
- 1/4, 1/2, 3/4
- 1/5, 2/5, 3/5, 4/5
- 1/6, 1/3, 2/3, 5/6
- 1/10, 3/10, 7/10, 9/10
- 64, 72, 78, 85, 91
- 29 cm, 32 cm, 41 cm, 45 cm, 58 cm
- 87, 98, 110, 125, 156
- 6 kg, 8 kg, 10 kg, 12 kg, 15 kg
- 3,045; 3,054; 3,405; 3,405; 3,450
- 0.05, 0.15, 0.5, 0.505, 0.55
- 1/4, 1/2, 2/3, 3/4
- Smallest = 245; Greatest = 524
- Answers will vary.