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If a is less than b then negative a is greater than negative b. Why is this?
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∙ 14y ago
Because if two things start from the same level, then the one that goes less down
ends higher up than the one that goes more down.
Think about it this way you have $100 in the bank and I have $200.
Suddenly a computer glitch puts a negative sign in front of our balance and sees us as owing money to bank, who would owe more, you or me?
-$100 > -$200
I would owe twice as much as you would thus have less money even though when they were positive I had more money than you.
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If A and B are real numbers and A is less than 0 and B is less than 0 then is AB less than or greater than 0?
Greater than zero because any negative number times a negative number equals a positive number.
Why positive is greater than negative?
Think of the temperature scale. Comfortable air temperature may be say (+)16 oC , but a very cold air temperature may be say -20 oC The figure is greater but the temperature is much less. So think of numbers in the same way.
On horseisle quiz if a is less than b and b is less than c is a greater than c?
Absolutely not
Which sign is greater than less than and equal?
If ' A ' and ' B ' are equal . . . A =BIf ' A ' is greater . . . A > BIf ' A ' is smaller . . . A
How do you show less than a number?
You can use arrows to show that one number is less than another: if a is less than b, you can symbolize that as a<b. If a is greater than b, you can write it as a>b.
If A and B are real numbers and A is less than 0 and B is less than 0 then is AB less than or greater than 0?
Greater than zero because any negative number times a negative number equals a positive number.
If a is less than b and b is less than c what is greater than c?
a < b < c So, neither a nor b is greater than c.
If a is greater than or less than b is it the same as a greater than or equal b?
No. B is either more or less than A therefore B isn't the same as A.
If A is less than B is false and B is less than C false then A is less than C is?
False. A is greater than C. ******************** I'm not in calculus but if A isn't less than B, then that means its either greater than or equal to it. and if B isn't less than C then its greater or equal to. so that means that A is either greater than or equal to C. so that means that A than C.
Is 12 times b greater than 12 but is less than 24?
Only if b is greater than 1 and less than 2 will 12b be greater than 12 and less than 24. If b is 1 or less, 12b will be less than or equal to 12 If b is 2 or more, 12b will be greater than or equal to 24.
Why positive is greater than negative?
Think of the temperature scale. Comfortable air temperature may be say (+)16 oC , but a very cold air temperature may be say -20 oC The figure is greater but the temperature is much less. So think of numbers in the same way.
On horseisle quiz if a is less than b and b is less than c is a greater than c?
Absolutely not
Which sign is greater than less than and equal?
If ' A ' and ' B ' are equal . . . A =BIf ' A ' is greater . . . A > BIf ' A ' is smaller . . . A
If a is greater than b how do you make b2 greater than a2?
Make 'b' a negative number with a higher absolute value than 'a' - for example, a = 4 and b = -5. Then b2 will always be greater than a2.
How do you show less than a number?
You can use arrows to show that one number is less than another: if a is less than b, you can symbolize that as a<b. If a is greater than b, you can write it as a>b.
The set of negative integers greater than - 6?
The negative integers greater than -6 are: -5, -4, -3, -2, -1.
What are the 2 inequalities?
A is greater than B (A>B). C is less than D (C<D). But what about "less than or equal"?
