Descending Order Math Worksheet - Arrange Numbers from Largest to Smallest

Let’s solve each set of numbers by arranging them in descending order — that means from biggest to smallest.

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First set: 30, 68, 49, 31

Step 1: Look at all the numbers.
- 68 is the biggest.
- Then 49.
- Then 31.
- Then 30 (smallest).

So descending order: 68, 49, 31, 30

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Second set: 27, 42, 62, 71

Step 1: Compare them.
- 71 is the biggest.
- Then 62.
- Then 42.
- Then 27 (smallest).

Descending order: 71, 62, 42, 27

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Third set: 54, 48, 27, 18

Step 1: Find the largest.
- 54 is biggest.
- Then 48.
- Then 27.
- Then 18 (smallest).

Descending order: 54, 48, 27, 18

*(Note: This one was already in descending order!)*

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Fourth set: 58, 34, 22, 4

Step 1: Compare.
- 58 is biggest.
- Then 34.
- Then 22.
- Then 4 (smallest).

Descending order: 58, 34, 22, 4

*(Also already in descending order!)*

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Now, for the “staircase” boxes on top — since the instruction says “arrange from the bottom of the box”, we write the largest number at the bottom, then next above it, and so on, up to the smallest at the top.

But looking at the layout, the staircase has 4 steps, with the bottom step being the longest — which suggests we fill from bottom to top with largest to smallest.

Actually, re-reading:
> “Arrange the numbers in the descending order from the bottom of the box and write the same in the boxes provided.”

That likely means:
→ In the staircase diagram, put the biggest number in the bottom rectangle, then the next biggest above it, etc., going upward.
→ And also write the same sequence in the small boxes below.

Since the small boxes are shown left to right, and typically we read left to right as first to last, but here the instruction says “write the same” — meaning the same order as you filled in the staircase (which is bottom to top = largest to smallest). So the small boxes should also be filled left to right with largest to smallest.

Wait — let me double-check the wording:

> “Arrange the numbers in the descending order from the bottom of the box and write the same in the boxes provided.”

This is a bit ambiguous, but in most such worksheets, when they say “from the bottom of the box” for a staircase, they mean:

- Bottom step → largest number
- Next step up → next largest
- Top step → smallest

And then “write the same in the boxes provided” — those small boxes are usually meant to be filled left to right with the same sequence: largest to smallest.

Looking at the example sets — for instance, 54:48:27:18 — if we arrange descending, it’s 54,48,27,18 — which matches the given order. So likely, the small boxes are to be filled left to right with descending order.

Similarly, for 58:34:22:4 — already descending.

So I think the staircase is just a visual way to show descending order — bottom = biggest, top = smallest — and the small boxes are to be filled left to right with the same descending sequence.

Therefore, for each group:

We’ll fill the small boxes left to right with: biggest, second biggest, third biggest, smallest.

And for the staircase, we’d fill bottom to top with the same — but since the question only asks us to “solve the problem”, and the final answer format expects the sequences, I believe we’re to provide the ordered lists for the small boxes.

The user didn’t specify whether to describe the staircase filling, but since the small boxes are explicitly shown and labeled with colons between numbers, and the instruction says “write the same in the boxes provided”, I think the expected output is the four sequences for the small boxes.

Moreover, in the image, under each staircase, there are four small boxes — so we need to fill those with the descending order.

Thus, final answers per section:

Top-left: 30,68,49,31 → descending: 68, 49, 31, 30

Top-right: 27,42,62,71 → descending: 71, 62, 42, 27

Bottom-left: 54,48,27,18 → descending: 54, 48, 27, 18

Bottom-right: 58,34,22,4 → descending: 58, 34, 22, 4

All verified.

Final Answer:
68, 49, 31, 30
71, 62, 42, 27
54, 48, 27, 18
58, 34, 22, 4