Question

Explain how you would order from least to greatest three numbers that include a positive number, a negative number, and zero.

Answer 1

negatives behind zero, zero in the middle, positives in front of zero.
(-3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3)

Answer 2

A negative number goes to the left of a zero on the number line. A positive number goes to the right of a zero. Your answer is clear. Negative number, zero, positive number.