You can
put this solution on YOUR website! Fill in the blank with < or >. 4______-5
Think of it this way:
Pretend the numbers are degrees of
temperatures.
Which is colder 4° of -5°?
-5° is colder than 4°
A colder temperature is a LOWER
temperature.
A warmer temperature is a HIGHER
temperature.
We must place < or > so that the
smaller end faces the LOWER
temperature, and the larger
side faces the HIGHER temperature.
Certainly you know that -5° is a LOWER
temperature and that 4° is a HIGHER
temperature. So the big side of the
ineguality must be toward the HIGHER
temperature and the smaller side of
the inequality must be toward the
LOWER temperature, so it's
4 > -5
Edwin
