Solve each problem.Use a calculator to arrange the numbers , and  in order from smallest t...

Solve each problem.

Use a calculator to arrange the numbers , and  in order from smallest to largest. Explain what you did to make your decisions on the order of these numbers. Could these numbers be arranged without using a calculator? How do these numbers differ from those in the previous Exercise?

Exercise

Solve each problem.

Graph the numbers , and  on a number line. Explain how you decided where to put the numbers. Arrange these same numbers in order from smallest to largest. Explain your method. Did you use a calculator? If so, explain how it could be done without one.