Question

A student said -2 is less than -2.2 and |-2|is less than |-2.2). Is the student correct? Justify your reasoning

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Answer 1

Answer: No.

Explanation:

Although |-2| is less than |-2.2|, -2 is not less than -2.2 because let's use whole numbers, for example, -2 compared to -3 is greater than -3 because -2 is closer to a whole number than -3 is. So using -2.2, -2 is greater than -2.2