SOLUTION: is -0.511 greater than -0.51

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Question 479367: is -0.511 greater than -0.51
Found 2 solutions by wilft1, MathLover1:
Answer by wilft1(217) About Me  (Show Source):
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no, since -0.551 has the extra thousandth than -0.51 that puts it further away from zero, therefore making it less than -0.51

Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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-0.511 is NOT greater than -0.51
-0.51 you can write as -0.510...
-0.511 has greater absolute value than -0.510 and its distance from 0 is greater than distance of -0.510; so, negative number is considered greater if closer to 0
Note that a negative number with greater magnitude is considered less.
right answer would be:
-0.511%3C-0.51