Question

I don’t know this . “Explain in words how you know this inequality statement is true. Think about where they would be on a number line.

8 1/4 > - 8 1/4”

Answer 1

Explanation:

When you plot both those numbers on a number line, 8 ¼ will be on the right of the zero, and -8¼ will be on the left. The numbers on the right of zero are +ve and numbers on the left of zero are -ve. +ve numbers are always greater than -ve numbers, so 8¼ > -8¼!

Answer 2

Rule: Any positive number is always larger than any negative number.

For example, 10 is larger than -2. So we write 10 > -2.

The same goes for 8 & 1/4 vs -8 & 1/4. It doesn't matter if we involve fractions or decimals.

Visually, positive numbers are to the right of 0 on the number line. Negative numbers are to the left of 0.

Stuff on the right is larger than stuff on the left.