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Share it: Due:Friday, Aug 28, 2020, 12:00 AM How is comparing and ordering rational numbers different from comparing and ordering integers? Be specific.

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hello

to compare or know the difference between rational numbers and integers

rational numbers are numbers in which are expressed as fractions of two integers eg a/b where b is a non zero number

integers are whole numbers in mathemathics without the expression in fraction or rather they're expressed in fractions but the denominator must be equal to 1

now when we want to compare and order integers, they're prefereably done using the number line system.

for an integer


\begin{gathered} in\text{ the number line system} \\ -3>\text{ }-4 \\ 2\text{ }<\text{ 3} \end{gathered}

while in rational numbers,


\begin{gathered} (1)/(2)\text{ }>\text{ }(1)/(4) \\ -(2)/(3)\text{ <}(1)/(2) \end{gathered}

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