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-10 is 'higher up' on the number line than -15, so it is greater. Think of a thermometer. Which is warmer -10° or -15°. Or suppose you are diving in water. Which is 'higher up' 15 feet below the surface (-15) or 10 feet below the surface (-10).
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What is greater 10 or negative 9?
10>-9 (ten is greater than negative nine)
Is negative 10 greater than negative 1 in pre-algebra?
No because -10 is less than -1
What do you get when you subtract a negative by a negative?
It's either positive or negative depending on the number that is greater than the second number. Example subtract 10 from 20 the answer is 10. 20 as being the greater than 10. Another example subtract 5 from -10 the answer is -15. -10 as being the greater than 5. Take note when subtracting positive and negative integers you change the sign of the subtrahend.
Can a negative number be greater than a positive number?
No. All positive numbers are greater than zero and all negative numbers are less than zero. Therefore, all positive numbers are greater than all negative numbers. That said, there is a such thing as absolute value, which is how far a number is from zero. For example the absolute value of -10 is 10. The absolute value of a negative number can be greater than that of a positive number.
Is 8.5 greater than negative 10 to the power of 3?
Please consider the following two facts: A negative number to an even power is positive; but a negative number to an odd power is negative. Any positive number is greater than any negative number.
What does the greater than symbol look like?
The greater than symbol is > Example: -5 negative is greater than -10 negative -5 > -10
What is greater 10 or negative 9?
10>-9 (ten is greater than negative nine)
Is -10 greater than -14?
4
Is negative 10 greater than negative 4?
no -10 is less than -4
What is an integer whose absolute value is greater than itself?
Any negative number has an absolute value that is greater than itself.
Is negative 8 greater than negative 10?
Yes.
Is negative 10 greater than negative 10.6?
Yes it is.
Is negative 10 greater than negative 1 in pre-algebra?
No because -10 is less than -1
Is negative 7 greater than positive 10?
No
Is negative 10 greater than 2?
No.No.No.No.
What do you get when you subtract a negative by a negative?
It's either positive or negative depending on the number that is greater than the second number. Example subtract 10 from 20 the answer is 10. 20 as being the greater than 10. Another example subtract 5 from -10 the answer is -15. -10 as being the greater than 5. Take note when subtracting positive and negative integers you change the sign of the subtrahend.
Is negative 20 greater than negative 10?
No
