document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=298258>Question 298258</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what makes this statement true -9/7<-5/4 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "-9/7 = -1.285<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5/4 = -1.25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-9/7 is less than -5/4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can also graph the numbers on a number line. -9/7 is farther to the left than -5/4, so the statement is true. </SPAN>\n" );
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