Question

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Determine whether the statement is true or false.
-5> -3
UTVUJULIC OCULTY
A. The statement is true because - 5 is to the right of - 3 on a number line.
B. The statement is false because - 5 is to the left of – 3 on a number line.
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C. The statement is false because - 5 is to the right of - 3 on a number line.
D. The statement is true because – 5 is to the left of - 3 on a number line.

Answer 1

B. The statement is false because -5 is to the left of -3 on a number line.

Explanation:

Statement: -5 > -3

A number line system is a method of locating and expressing the position of directed numbers. It has its middle mark as zero, so that all numbers to the left of zero are less than zero and all numbers to the right of zero are greater than zero.

Comparing two directed numbers -5 and -3. It can be observed that -3 is greater than -5, so that -5 is to the left of -3 on a number line.

Thus -5 > -3 is false.