Chapter 1 - Foundations for Algebra - 1-3 Real Numbers and the Number Line - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 20: 46

$-\frac{60}{11}, -3, \sqrt {11}, 5.5, \sqrt {31}$

Restate each number as a decimal to compare. $-3\ \ =-3$ $\sqrt {31}=\ \ \ 5.568$ $\sqrt {11}=\ \ \ 3.317$ $5.5\ \ = \ \,\ \ \ 5.5$ $-\frac{60}{11}=\ \ \ \ -5.455$ Reorder from least to greatest. $-\frac{60}{11}=\ \ \ \ -5.455$ $-3\ \ =-3$ $\sqrt {11}=\ \ \ 3.317$ $5.5\ \ = \ \,\ \ \ 5.50$ $\sqrt {31}=\ \ \ 5.568$