Question

Maggie and her friends played an online trivia game. Their scores at the end of the game were −1, 3, 0, −2, 1, −3, and 4 points.

a. List the scores in order from greatest to least.
b. Write an inequality to show the relationship between the largest and the smallest value.
c. Write a statement that interprets the inequality you wrote as a statement about the relative position of those numbers on a number line.

Answer 1

a. The scores in order from greatest to least are 4, 3, 1, 0, -1, -2, -3.

b. The inequality to show the relationship between the largest and smallest value is 4 > -3.

c. The statement that interprets the inequality is "The number 4 is greater than the number -3 on a number line."