SOLUTION: write an inequality statement comparing -5/2 and -3

Question 330312: write an inequality statement comparing -5/2 and -3
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Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hint: . So what's the relation between -2.5 and -3?
Answer by nyc_function(2741) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Think about the number line.
To the letf of zero, we find negative numbers; to the right of zero, we find positive numbers.
As negative numbers get closer to zero (numbers traveling to the right), they get bigger. This means that -5/2 is bigger than -3 because it is closer to zero.
We write this as: -3 < -5/2 or -5/2 > -3

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