Question

Question #62817

Answer 1

`-4/5 < -1/14 < 7/9`

Explanation:

Any positive number is greater than a negative number.
So `7/9` is the largest of the three numbers.

On the number line, the further to the left a number is, the smaller the number is.

As negative numbers get larger in their absolute value or positive value the negative numbers get smaller further to the left.

So `-4/5` is further to the left than `-1/14`

Therefore is `-4/5 < -1/14.`

Think about it if you have -$1.00 you have "more" money than if you have -$5.00. With -$1.00, it will take less to get back to a positive value.

Owing $5.00 is worse than owing $1.00