Question

Problem 1-10 insert a less than symbol < or a greater than symbol > to make each of the following a true statement 1. 6——102.7———33.-8—— -24.-5—— -65.0—— -46.-2——07. 7—— -108.-8——49.-3—— -9

Answer 1

To find if a number "a" is greater than or less than another number "b", we can subtract a from b and check the signal of the result. If the signal is positive, then a is greater than b. If the signal is negative, than a is less than b.

`\begin{gathered} 1. \\ 6-10=-4 \\ \therefore6<10 \\ 2. \\ 7-3=4 \\ \therefore7>3 \\ 3. \\ -8-(-2)=-6 \\ \therefore-8<-2 \\ 4. \\ -5-(-6)=1 \\ \therefore-5>-6 \\ 5. \\ 0-(-4)=4 \\ \therefore0>4 \\ 6. \\ -2-0=-2 \\ \therefore-2<0 \\ 7. \\ 7-(-10)=17 \\ \therefore7>-10 \\ 8. \\ -8-4=-12 \\ \therefore-8<4 \\ 9. \\ -3-(-9)=6 \\ \therefore-3>-9 \end{gathered}`