Question

23. Complete the sentence to interpret the inequality -5 < -2. For each box,fill in the bubble before the word or phrase that is correct,less thanThe number -5 is equal to the number -2 because -5 is locatedgreater thanatto the left of -2 on the number line,to the right of

Answer 1

We start by drawing a number line

to the left of the zero we write the negative numbers and to the right of the numbers the positive integrers

The numbers as they start going to the left they start decrasing and contrary when they go to the right they increase

According to this -5 is less than -2 because -5 is located to the left of -2 in the number line