Question

Jason ordered the numbers −70, −18, and −18.5 from least to greatest by writing the following statement:

−18 < −18.5 < −70.
Is this a true statement? Explain.

Answer 1

No

Explanation:

For negative numbers, the larger the number is the smaller its value is. For example -18 is greater than -18.5. This is because -18 is closer to 0 than -18.5 is. If you were to plot -18 and -18.5 on a number line you would see that -18 is closer to 0.