Question

Is −5 greater than, less than, or equal to |−5|?

Answer 1

Less than

Explanation:

-5 is negetive 5 and |−5| means "positive 5", or just 5

Answer 2

Answer: Less than

Explanation:

The symbols || indicate absolute value.

Absolute value changes a number into it's distance from 0 on the number line. As such, |27| = 27, but |-9| = 9.

Thus, |-5| = 5, and 5 > -5

|-5| > -5

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