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

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Question 298259: what makes this statement true -9/7<-5/4 and why
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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-9/7 = -1.285
-5/4 = -1.25

-9/7 is less than -5/4.