SOLUTION: Is -5 greater or less than 1?

Question 249976: Is -5 greater or less than 1?
Found 3 solutions by College Student, sarahwhiteisawesome12, richwmiller:
Answer by College Student(505)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
-5 is less than 1.

Negative numbers are always lesser than posititve numbers. :)
Answer by sarahwhiteisawesome12(1)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
-5 is less than 1 because -5 is a negative and 1 is a positive. Positives are always greater then negatives...
Answer by richwmiller(17219)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
well using the number line
it goes
-5 -4 -3 -2-1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4
find 1 on the number line
is 0 greater or less.
whatever zero is so is -5
remember if there is no sign, it is plus
where is 4
whatever 4 is -5 is not
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