Exercise 2.2a (ascending and descending order)

Exercise 2.2a

1. Write the following numbers in ascending order.

a) 7631, 9987, 7634, 5436, 8918

Answer: 5436, 7631, 7634, 8918, 9987

b) 4096, 3096, 3099, 2473, 3172

Answer: 2473, 3096, 3099, 3172, 4096

c) 5201, 5627, 4325, 9999, 9801

Answer: 4325, 5201, 5627, 9801, 9999

2. Write the following numbers in descending order.

a) 3435, 3670, 139, 3267, 6544.

Answer: 6544, 3670, 3435, 3267, 139

b) 2785, 3605, 2782, 236, 9801.

Answer: 9801, 3605, 2785, 2782, 236

c) 6998, 6987, 6898, 7801, 8979.

Answer: 8979, 7801, 6998, 6987, 6898

3. Choose the correct milestone and place it.

Activity

1. Write the total number of students class wise in your school.

Write them in ascending and descending orders.

2.

Locate it in the map and find out feasible way to travel to all the places.

a) Beginning with the shortest place, plan your route.

Chennai − Pondicherry − Hyderbad − Mumbai

                   132 km − 511km − 1025km

b) Beginning with the longest place, plan your travel route.

Guwahati − Delhi − Kolkata − Mumbai

  1891km − 1757km − 1363km − 1025km

Hyderbad − Pondicherry

     511km − 132km

c) Which place do you reach in shorter time on road?

Pondicherry 

d) Which place will take longer time for you to reach on rail?

Guwahati

e) Can you guess, between Chennai and Pondicherry the ticket fare would be the least?