Examples with solutions for The Number Line with Signed Numbers: Identify the greater value

Exercise #1

Fill in the corresponding sign

25?5 25?-5

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Due to the fact that the number minus 5 is a negative number and that the number 25 is a positive number, 25 is indubitably greater:

25 > -5

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Exercise #2

Fill in the missing sign (?):

I?C I?C

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First let's locate the letters on the number line to see which numbers they represent:

I=3 I=3

C=3 C=-3

Since the number 3 is positive and the number -3 is negative, we can write them as follows:

3 > -3

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Exercise #3

Fill in the missing sign (?):

C?1 C?1

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First, locate the letter on the number line and see which number it represents:

C=3 C=-3

After locating the numbers, we can determine:

-3<1

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Exercise #4

Fill in the missing sign (?):

E?H E?H

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First, we need to locate the letters on the number line and determine which numbers they represent:

E=1 E=-1

H=2 H=2

Since the number 2 is positive and the number minus 1 is negative, the missing sign is as follows:

-1<2

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Exercise #5

Fill in the missing sign (?):

A?K A?K

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First we will locate the letters on the number line and see which numbers they represent:

A=5 A=-5

K=5 K=5

Since the number 5 is positive and the number minus 5 is negative, we can write the following:

-5<5

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Exercise #6

Fill in the missing sign (?):

D?H D?H

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First we will locate the letters on the number line to see which numbers they represent:

D=2 D=-2

H=2 H=2

Since the number 2 is positive and the number minus 2 is negative, we can write the following:

-2<2

Therefore, the answer is (b).

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Exercise #7

Fill in the missing sign:

C?1 C?1

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Let's locate the letter on the number line and see which number it represents:

C=3 C=-3

Since the number 1 is positive and the number minus 3 is negative, we can write the following:

-3 < 1

Therefore, the answer is (b).

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Exercise #8

Fill in the corresponding sign

0?D 0?D

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Let's locate the letter on the number line and see which number represents it:

D=2 D=-2

Since the number negative 2 is negative, it must be less than zero, therefore:

0 > -2

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Exercise #9

Fill in the corresponding sign

E?1 E?-1

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Let's locate the letter on the number line and see which number represents it:

E=1 E=-1

We can see that it's the same number, therefore:

1=1 -1=-1

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Exercise #10

Fill in the corresponding sign

F?5 F?-5

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