Question

Refer to the two statements below. Which pair of words will make the statements true?

1) 5 is __than -2
2) -2 is_ than -5
less for statement 1 and less for statement 2
greater for statement 1 and less for statement 2
less for statement 1 and greater for statement 2
greater for statement 1 and greater for statement 2

Answer 1

they will be greater for both of these answers because 5 is a larger number than -2 and -2 is a larger number than -5 and it comes before -5 on the number line