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When comparing negative numbers or a negative number and a positive number, the word "smaller" is confusing because it is unclear whether you mean that the number is less than another number or that the absolute value of the number is less than the absolute value of another number. You should use the phrase "less than" instead. A number's absolute value is how far it is from zero; for negative numbers think of it as the number without the negative sign. Negative eleven is less than negative three because negative eleven is farther left on the number line, but the absolute value of negative three, which is shown as |-3|, is less than the absolute value of negative eleven because negative three is closer to zero.
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What is smaller is it 10 raised to the power of negative 7 or 10 raised to the power of negative 2?
10-7 is smaller than 10-2.
Is negative 14 greater than negative 24?
Yes it is greater. When counting in negative number or using them in math, the smaller the negative number, the bigger it is
Is negative 8 greater than negative 2?
No. Negative numbers are always smaller than positive numbers.
Is a negative integer bigger then a positive integer?
no, all negative numbers are smaller than positive numbers
Is 0 is the smallest rational number?
It is the smallest non-negative rational number. Negative numbers are rational and are smaller.
What is smaller negative one third or negative two thirds?
Negative 2/3 is smaller than negative 1/3.
Is negative 0.4 smaller than negative 0.5?
No, it is not.
What is smaller when its larger and larger when its smaller?
Negative Numbers.
Is .15 less than .099?
Yes. If it was negative then .15 would be larger. Unless it’s negative then the smaller number is smaller. If negative, the smaller number would be larger. If that makes sense.
Is minus 7 smaller than the number 6?
for starters it is negative seven not minus seven. and yes it is smaller than six because zero is the middle and since negative seven is smaller than it and six is larger it is obvious that negative seven is smaller.
Is a negative smaller than a positive?
NO
What happends when you add a positive number to a smaller negative number?
you get more negative
Is negative 30 greater than negative 5?
No. It is 5 times smaller.
Which is smaller negative 2 and one fifth or negative 2.3?
Neg 2.3
When is the sum of a positive and negative integer negative?
When the absolute value of the positive integer is smaller than the absolute value of the negative one.
Is negative four thirds less than negative negative one third?
yes, the smaller the negative number the bigger it actually is
Which is smaller -52 or negative -3?
-52.
