Fill in the corresponding sign
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Fill in the corresponding sign
Let's locate the letters on the number line and see which numbers represent them:
After locating the numbers, we can determine:
Fill in the corresponding sign
D ? J
The negative sign is crucial! Think of it as debt vs. money: having -5 dollars (owing 5) is worse than having 5 dollars. On a number line, negative numbers are always to the left of positive numbers.
The pointy end always points to the smaller number! Think of it like a hungry alligator that wants to eat the bigger number: means the alligator eats 5.
With two negative numbers, the one closer to zero is greater. For example: because -2 is further right on the number line.
Not always! Once you understand the pattern, you can compare mentally. But drawing a quick number line is always helpful when you're unsure about negative number comparisons.
< means 'less than' (not equal), while ≤ means 'less than or equal to'. Since A = -5 and K = 5 are different numbers, we use < here.
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