Question 6 • Pre-Algebra - MA3119 A ? Distance Learning
For positive numbers, a smaller number is closer to zero, so it is the least. For negative numbers, the number closer to zero is greater; for example, −2 > −5. If 0 < a < b, multiplying by −1 reverses the inequality, giving −a > −b, so the opposite of a is greater than the opposite of b.
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