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Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

The answers to the three calculations below are to be written in descending order. XX 0.6×0.5+0.40.6 \times 0.5 + 0.4, YY 0.6×0.5÷0.40.6 \times 0.5 \div 0.4, ZZ 0.6×0.5×0.40.6 \times 0.5 \times 0.4. What is the correct order?

(A) YZXYZX (B) XYZXYZ (C) XZYXZY (D) YXZYXZ (E) ZYXZYX

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