SOLUTION: A stock lost value on both Monday and Tuesday. On Monday, it changed by -5.7 points and on Tuesday it changed by -3.8 points. On which day did it drop the least?
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Question 1195848: A stock lost value on both Monday and Tuesday. On Monday, it changed by -5.7 points and on Tuesday it changed by -3.8 points. On which day did it drop the least?
Answer by math_helper(2461) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Tuesday, because |(Tuesday's change)| < |(Monday's change)|
Another way to look at it is that Tuesday's change (-3.8) lies closer to zero than Monday's change (-5.7), on, say, a number line.
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