"Which inequality below would make the following statement true?"
- 1/4 [] -1/7
A.<
B.< (underlined)
C.>(underlined)
D.>
I don't get this. Thanks in advance.
2006-12-11 03:18:47 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
A:-1/4<-1/7
2006-12-11 03:30:08 · answer #1 · answered by grassu a 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To understand you question better you could try drawing a number-line. You could also try changing the fractions to decimals.
__ + __ + __ + __ + __ + __ + __ + __ + __ +
-1/3 -1/4 -1/5 -1/6 -1/7 etc... 0
With 1/4 being larger than 1/7 it is farther away from zero since they are negative numbers. The further away from zero the smaller you are. Therefore, -1/4 is smaller than -1/7. (It is only smaller in the case of negative numbers).
If it is underlined that means it is greater/less than or equal to. Since -1/4 and -1/7 are not equal to each other, the answer would not be under lined.
2006-12-11 03:35:59 · answer #2 · answered by 18289 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A. -0,25 < - 0, 14
B is not correct because if you place the expressions into the parenthesis, it would reverse the inequality and C would be correct, like (-0,25)>(0,14).
2006-12-11 03:25:50 · answer #3 · answered by Vovó (Grandma) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
think about it. what number is bigger. is -2 bigger than -1. if you look at it the more negative it get the less value it has. so u get your answer that way
2006-12-11 03:25:14 · answer #4 · answered by Jason 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋