Question

How do you decide which of the two numbers is greater when both of the numbers are negative?

Answer 1

which ever one is closer to 0

Answer 2

Explanation:

On the number line the negative numbers are to the left of zero. –5 is less than 4, because –5 lies to the left of 4 on the number line. –1 is greater than –3, because –1 lies to the right of –3 on the number line. For less than you can use the <-sign.