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.
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−5 < −2. Is −5 to the left or to the right of −2 on a number line? Write left or right.
Answer: left
−4 is located to the right of −5 on a number line. Which symbol makes this true: −4 ___ −5? Write < or >.
Answer: >
3 > −5. Which of these numbers is farther to the right on a number line?
Answer: 3
Tip: Picture both numbers on a number line. The number farther to the right is the greater one, even when both numbers are negative.
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