document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1047433>Question 1047433</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> which is smaller, -5 or -17? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "which is smaller, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-17 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-17\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " To compare these two values, let's think about the distance that they are from zero. The farther a value is from zero, the smaller that value.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In this case, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-17 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-17\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is farther away from zero than <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. So, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-17 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-17\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  is the smaller value.  </SPAN>\n" );
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