Question

Arrange the following integers in descending order.

i) 14, 27, 15, -14, -9, 0, 11, -17

ii) -99, -120, 65, -46, 78, 400, -600

iii) 111, -222, 333, -444, 555, -666, 7777, -888

Answer 1

(i) 14, 27, 15, -14, -9, 0,11, -17

• Separating the positive integers 14, 27, 15, 11 and negative integers -14, -9, -17
• Arranging in descending order we get the positive integers 27,15,14,11 and the negative integers -9, -14, -17.
• ‘0’ is neither positive nor negative and so it stand in middle.
• ∴ The numbers in descending order : 27, 15, 14, 11, 0, -9, -14, -17

(ii) -99, -120, 65, -46, 78, 400, -600

• Separating the positive integers 65, 78, 400 and negative integers -99, -120, -46, -600
• Arranging the positive integers in descending order as 400, 78, 65 and the negative integers in descending order -46, -99, -120, -600.
• The numbers in descending order : 400, 78, 65, -46, -99, -120, -600.

(iii) 111, -222, 333, -444, 555, -666, 7777, -888

• Separating the positive integers 111, 333, 555, 7777 and negative integers -222, -444, -666, -888
• Arranging the positive integers in descending order as 7777, 555, 333, 111 and negative integers in descending order as -222, -444, -666, -888
• The numbers in descending order : 7777, 555, 333, 111, -222, -444, -666, -888