document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=331112>Question 331112</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \"IS -4/-17 GREATER OR LESSER THAN - 5/2\" </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "-4/-17 = 4/17.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then -5/2 < -4/-17.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We can also write it as -5/2 < 4/17.\r<BR>\n" );
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