I am having a bit of a hard time with my Chemistry homework. Here's the problem:
Arrange the following in order of decreasing length: meter, mile, centimeter, micron, angstrom, foot, inch, kilometer.
I think the correct order is angstrom, micron, centimeter, inch, foot, meter, kilometer, mile. Is this right? If not, please let me know where I went wrong.
I appreciate your help :)
2007-01-28 16:40:45 · 4 answers · asked by SportsFan 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Gya! I just caught a stupid mistake. Decreasing order would be mile, kilometer, meter, foot, inch, centimeter, micron, angstrom.
Ok, so other than that issue, does the list look correct? Thank you again for your help.
2007-01-28 16:46:00 · update #1
You have the lengths in increasing order. Just switch the order around and you should be good to go
2007-01-28 16:45:59 · answer #1 · answered by irish 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The question says to put it in order of DECREASING lenght, so you need to start with the longest and go to the shortest. So you have it all backwards. So:
Mile, Kilometer, Meter, Foot, Inch, Centimeter, Micron, Angstrom
2007-01-29 00:48:45 · answer #2 · answered by Jdogg1508 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
decreasing means "getting smaller"
mile, kilometer, meter, foot, inch, centimeter, micron, Angstrom
2007-01-29 00:49:06 · answer #3 · answered by J C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you have the order correct.
2007-01-29 00:45:14 · answer #4 · answered by Helmut 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋