Use > or < to write a true a true sentence. A). -2.5 ? -4.25 B). -3/4 ? -3/8

Answer 1

A) Use a number line to order the numbers from least to greatest.

Write the numbers from left to right: -4.25, -2.5.

The order from least to greatest is -4.25, -2.5.

Therefore -2.5 > -4.25.

B) Use a number line to order the numbers from least to greatest.

Write the numbers from left to right: -3/4, -3/8.

The order from least to greatest is -3/4, -3/8.

Therefore -3/4 < -3/8.