Which of the following inequalities is correct? - 5 > 0 - 2 > - 5 - 5 < - 8 10 < - 13

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Mathematics

Armani Newman

4 December, 08:42

Which of the following inequalities is correct? - 5 > 0 - 2 > - 5 - 5 < - 8 10 < - 13

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Dulce · Answer 1

The answer is - 2 > - 5

Charles Mccarty · Answer 2

-2 > - 5

Step-by-step explanation:

It is easy to answer this question by visualizing the given values on the number line. Recall that when comparing numbers on the number line, the number on the left is smaller than any number to the right of it, and a number located to the right of another number is the larger one.

The disposition of the numbers given to you (from left to right) should appear like:

-13 - 8 - 5 - 2 0 10

Therefore, the only true statement is the second one, which says that - 2 is larger than (>) - 5. Notice that in fact, - 2 is located on the number line to the right of - 5, therefore it is larger (>) than - 5