Question

HOW do you decide which of two numbers is greater when:

Both numbers are positive
Both numbers are negative
One number is positive and one is negative
2. HOW does a number line help you compare numbers?

3. When you add a positive number and a negative number, how do you determine the sign of the answer?

Answer 1

explanation: any number with a negative sign which is ( - ) is smaller than 0

and a number without a sign next to it is positive

a number line can show you both negative and positive to draw it

for example

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-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5

you can see we start from the left with the negative numbers

if you add a positive and a negative sign to get the answer is the biggest number ik negative is always the smallest listen look at it like there is no signs and you see which one is the biggest then take that one

ex.

4+(-5)= -1

Answer 2

1. Both numbers and positive

2. to compare fractions to see which is more and which is less

3.
The solution will have the same sign as the number with the highest absolute value.