SOLUTION: what makes this statement true -9/7<-5/4

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Question 298258: what makes this statement true -9/7<-5/4
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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This is a repeat question.

-9/7 = -1.285
-5/4 = -1.25
-9/7 is less than -5/4.


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.