Ascending Order

  

Arranging Numbers in Ascending Order




What does arranging numbers in ascending order means?


Arranging numbers in an Ascending order means to arrange the numbers in an increasing order, that is from the smallest to the largest.


For example these numbers in the image given are arranged in ascending order that is from the smallest number to the largest number.





When the numbers are arranged in an ascending order the smallest number comes first and the largest number comes last.


Arranging numbers in an ascending order is the opposite of arranging numbers in descending order. 

Numbers arranged in descending order are in decreasing order that is from largest number to the smallest number.


Are the numbers given below arranged in ascending order?

74, 40, 35, 23, 52


No these numbers are not arranged in ascending order as the numbers are not placed in the order from smallest to largest.


These numbers are now arranged in ascending order.

23, 35, 40, 52, 74



Are the numbers given below arranged in ascending order?

15, 41, 35, 50, 82


No these numbers are not arranged in ascending order as the numbers are not placed in the order from smallest to largest. 


Following numbers are arranged in ascending order.

15, 35, 41, 50, 82