Problem

Order \(-2.5\), \(0\), \(1/2\), and \(-1\) from least to greatest as an inequality chain.

The numbers negative 2.5, zero, one half, and negative 1 appear above an unmarked reference number line from negative 3 to 1 with half-unit ticks. No order or response chain is shown.

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Build the inequality chain by reading a number line from left to right. Place the two negatives first, remembering that the one with greater magnitude sits farther left, then place zero and the positive fraction. Connecting adjacent values with less-than signs turns that spatial order into the requested symbolic representation.

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1/2 < 0 < -1 < -2.5

-2.5 < -1 < 0 < 1/2

-2.5 < 0 < -1 < 1/2

-1 < -2.5 < 0 < 1/2

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Order \(-2.5\), \(0\), \(1/2\), and \(-1\) from least to greatest as an inequality chain.

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