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-5.31 greater or less than -5.313

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-5.31 is greater than -5.313 because -5.31 is closest to zero
User Jack Senechal
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In this case, because both numbers are negative, -5.31 is greater then -5.313 as it is closer to the positive numbers on a number line. I hope that helped! :D
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