Read inequalities like -3 > -7 as positions on a number line

Picture both numbers on a number line. The number farther to the right is the greater one, even when both numbers are negative.

1. 0 > −1. Is 0 to the left or to the right of −1 on a number line? Write left or right.
2. −5 < 4. Which of these numbers is farther to the right on a number line?
3. 1 > −4. Which of these numbers is farther to the right on a number line?
4. 1 < 4. Is 1 to the left or to the right of 4 on a number line? Write left or right.
5. 7 < 12. Is 7 to the left or to the right of 12 on a number line? Write left or right.
6. 12 > −6. Is 12 to the left or to the right of −6 on a number line? Write left or right.
7. 8 > 2. Which of these numbers is farther to the right on a number line?
8. −12 < −8. Is −12 to the left or to the right of −8 on a number line? Write left or right.
9. −14 < 8. Is −14 to the left or to the right of 8 on a number line? Write left or right.
10. 7 > −4. Is 7 to the left or to the right of −4 on a number line? Write left or right.
11. −24 < 24. Is −24 to the left or to the right of 24 on a number line? Write left or right.
12. −11 < 20. Which of these numbers is farther to the right on a number line?
13. 5.8 > −5.5. Is 5.8 to the left or to the right of −5.5 on a number line? Write left or right.
14. −0.3 < 10.5. Which of these numbers is farther to the right on a number line?
15. 10.9 is located to the right of −3.7 on a number line. Which symbol makes this true: 10.9 ___ −3.7? Write < or >.
16. 11.6 > 9.7. Is 11.6 to the left or to the right of 9.7 on a number line? Write left or right.
17. 9.2 > −14.2. Which of these numbers is farther to the right on a number line?
18. 19.9 is located to the right of −8.3 on a number line. Which symbol makes this true: 19.9 ___ −8.3? Write < or >.
19. −10.3 > −24.1. Which of these numbers is farther to the right on a number line?
20. 15.3 < 26.3. Which of these numbers is farther to the right on a number line?