SOLUTION: is -0.511 greater than -0.51

Question 479367: is -0.511 greater than -0.51
Found 2 solutions by wilft1, MathLover1:
Answer by wilft1(217) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
no, since -0.551 has the extra thousandth than -0.51 that puts it further away from zero, therefore making it less than -0.51
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

is NOT greater than
you can write as ...
has greater absolute value than and its distance from is greater than distance of ; so, negative number is considered greater if closer to
Note that a negative number with greater magnitude is considered less.
right answer would be:

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