SOLUTION: Rational numbers - which is the greatest number? -2.3, -3.2, -8/3, -5/4

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Question 1078443: Rational numbers - which is the greatest number? -2.3, -3.2, -8/3, -5/4
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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-2.3, -3.2, -8%2F3, -5%2F4
as decimal
-2.3, -3.2, -2.666666666666667, -1.25
in order from least to greatest: -3.2,-2.666666666666667,-2.3, -1.25
so, -1.25 or -5%2F4 is the greatest because greater is the one closer to the zero (all other given numbers are further left from zero)