Which list shows the numbers in decreasing order?

a: - radical symbol 3, radical symbol 5, 1, and 9/2
b: 9/2, radical symbol 5, 1, and - radical symbol 3
c: - radical symbol 3, 1, radical symbol 5, and 9/2
d: 9/2, 1, radical symbol 5, and - radical symbol 3

The list that shows the numbers in decreasing order is:

c: - √3, 1, √5, and 9/2

you were wrong. it was b.

Apologies for the mistake. You are correct. The correct answer is:

b: 9/2, √5, 1, and -√3