document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=330312>Question 330312</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> write an inequality statement comparing -5/2 and -3   </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #236745 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nyc_function><B>nyc_function(2741)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nyc_function><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=nyc_function><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=236745\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Think about the number line.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To the letf of zero, we find negative numbers; to the right of zero, we find positive numbers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "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.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We write this as: -3 < -5/2 or -5/2 > -3\r<BR>\n" );
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