Question

The record low temperatures for a town in Maine are −20°F for January and −19°F for February. Order the numbers from least to greatest. Explain how you arrived at the order.

Answer 1

−20°F, −19°F.

Explanation:

We have been given that the record low temperatures for a town in Maine are −20°F for January and −19°F for February.

We know that while comparing two negative numbers, the more negative number is more away from zero. So more negative number would have less value than comparatively less negative number.

Since −20°F is 20 units below zero, so it will have less value than −19°F, which is 19 units below 0.

Therefore, our required order would be −20°F, −19°F.