Write an inequality comparing the rational numbers - 3/4 and - 2.

Using complete sentences, explain what your inequality means about the position of the two numbers on the number line.

Step-by-step explanation:

-2 < - 3/4. Another way in which to do this would be to use the LCD:

-8/4 < - 3/4.

Even though 8 has a larger magnitude than does 3, - 8/4 is smaller than - 3/4. On the number line, - 8/4 (or - 2) is to the left of - 3/4.