put these numbers smallest to largest
|-2| 16−−√ 3^2 2^3 -5 |7|
Starting with |-2| which is equal to 2, we have:
2, 16−−√, 3^2, 2^3, -5, and |7| which is equal to 7.
Reordering these numbers from smallest to largest, we get: -5, 2, 3^2, 16−−√, 2^3, and 7.