SOLUTION: which of the following numbers -20,-3/4,1/2,10 is greater than its square

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Question 906898: which of the following numbers -20,-3/4,1/2,10 is greater than its square
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20065) About Me  (Show Source):
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Reasoning:
A fraction of a fraction is a SMALLER fraction.

Therefore:

The only numbers which are greater than their square
are POSITIVE fractions and decimals BETWEEN 0 AND 1.

All other numbers are less than their square.

You can easily get the answer from that information.

Edwin