Question

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Darnell thinks that -4 is less than -6 because 4 is smaller than 6, and -4 is closer to 0 than -6 is. Explain why Darnell is incorrect.

Answer 1

Darnell is incorrect because negative numbers are different than positive numbers. -4 is greater than -6 because it is closer to 0. Which means that it is closer to the positives. :) The biggest negative number is always going to be less than the smaller negative number. :)

Explanation:

Answer 2

Darnell is incorrect because she is thinking about positive numbers instead of negative numbers.

Step-by-step:

-6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6