Question

2. Here is a true statement: -8.7 < -8.4. Select all of the statements that are equivalentto-8.7<-8.4A.-8.7 is further to the right on the number line than -8.4.B.-8.7 is further to the left on the number line than -8.4.C.-8.7 is less than -8.4.D.-8.7 is greater than -8.4.E. -8,4 is less than -8.7.F.-8.4 is greater than -8.7.

Answer 1

The correct anwer are the options:

B.-8.7 is further to the left on the number line than -8.4.

C.-8.7 is less than -8.4.

F.-8.4 is greater than -8.7.

Step-by-step explanation:

The expression:

[tex]aMeans "a is less than b" .

In the sign "<" the pointy part always points to the smaller number.

Since in the number line the values are in ascending order from left to right, the first correct option is B.-8.7 is further to the left on the number line than -8.4. Because the smaller numbers are on the left.

Now, we already know that -8.7 is smaller than -8.4, and thus -8.4 is bigger than -8.7

Thus:

C.-8.7 is less than -8.4.

F.-8.4 is greater than -8.7.