Ascending Order Worksheets - Planes & Balloons Let's talk about the basics first. In math, you can arrange numbers in ascending and descending order. Ascending order means that numbers grow from the smallest to the biggest. For example, arranging numbers 5, 1, 8, and 7 in ascending order means to arrange them this way - 1, 5, 7, and 8. Ascending order 1 to 10 worksheet