Question

Which is greater -5/2 or -2

Answer 1

-2

Explanation:

If you turn -5/2 into a mixed fraction it becomes -2 and 1/2 witch is further away from 0 and -2 is closer to zero which means that it’s greater but the closer to zero will only work if the numbers are negative the closer to zero will not work with positive numbers

Answer 2

-2

Explanation:

because it is closer to the zero on the number line

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