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What is greater? -10 or -31?

User Eliasar
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-10 is closer to zero therefore -10 is the answer

User Mehran Motiee
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Answer:

-10 is greater than -31

Explanation:

To compare numbers, place them on the number line. A number is greater than a number to its left.

<--------------+----------------------+-------+------------------------->

-31 -10 0

-10 is to the right of -31, so -31 is greater than -10.

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