Question

Explain in words how you know this inequality statement is true. Think about where they would be on a number line. 8 1/4 > - 8 1/4

Answer 1

Explanation:

8 1/4 > - 8 1/4

when you plot these two numbers on number line

8 1/4 will lie on the right of the zero and - 8 1/4 will be on the left of the zero. The numbers on right of the zero are +ve and numbers on the left of zero are -ve. +ve numbers are always greater than -ve numbers. So 8 1/4 > - 8 1/4