Ascending Order Challenge: Arrange 138, 97, 753, 103, 179 from Smallest to Largest

To place the given numbers $138, 97, 753, 103, 179$ in ascending order, we'll follow these steps:

• Step 1: List the numbers which need sorting: $138, 97, 753, 103, 179$.

• Step 2: Identify and select the lowest numerical value. Here, $97$ is the smallest.

• Step 3: Remove $97$, and compare the remaining numbers: $138, 753, 103, 179$.

• Step 4: Next smallest number is $103$.

• Step 5: Continue with $138$ being the next smallest.

• Step 6: Then comes $179$.

• Step 7: Finally, the largest number is $753$.

Thus, the numbers in ascending order are:
$< 97, 103, 138, 179, 753$

Therefore, the correct answer is choice $1$: $97,103,138,153,179$.