What is the order of the numbers from least to greatest?

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#A=1.5xx10^3#

#B=1.4xx10^-1#

#C=2xx10^3#

#D=1.4xx10^-2#

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Answer 1 · 2018-08-04T10:27:34

#D < B < A < C#

The first thing to look at is the #xx 10^x# part.

Comparing those, #10^-2# is the smallest, #10^-1# is the second smallest, and then we have the two #10^3#.

#A = 1.5 xx 10^3" "# and #" "C = 2 xx 10^3#

Since #2 > 1.5#, we have that #C# is larger than #A#.