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The underlying supposition, namely that -2 > 0, is incorrect. 0 is a more positive quantity than -2 and would be considered "larger".
The only way that -2 would be considered "greater" than 0 is if the numbers are being evaluated for their magnitude or absolute value. Since the magnitude or absolute value of a number is the same number but with a positive sign in all cases, |-2| IS > 0 because 2 > 0.
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Why half of negative number is greater than than the number itself for eg half of -6 is -3 which is greater than -6?
If you consider only the magnitude of the two numbers (disregarding the signs) then 6 is greater than 3. But when we have signed numbers, we have to imagine the number line. On the negative side of zero, a negative number closer to zero is considered greater than a negative number that is farther from zero. Similarly on the positive side of zero, a positive number closer to zero is considered smaller than a positive number that is farther from zero. I hope that explains it. -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Is negative six greater than negative two?
No it is not
Is negative two thirds greater than negative one sixth?
Negative two thirds is smaller than negative one sixth. To have more of a negative is to have less.
What is greater -20 or -4?
-16
Is the product of two numbers that are less than zero also less than zero?
No. Their product is always greater than 0.
Is zero greater than negative two?
yes
When is the product of two negative real numbers always greater than zero?
Whenever you multiply two negative real numbers.
What is a number that is greater than zero?
A number greater than zero is a postive number because if you look at a negative and postive number line then you will see that the number greater than zero are postives because its just a postive.
Why half of negative number is greater than than the number itself for eg half of -6 is -3 which is greater than -6?
If you consider only the magnitude of the two numbers (disregarding the signs) then 6 is greater than 3. But when we have signed numbers, we have to imagine the number line. On the negative side of zero, a negative number closer to zero is considered greater than a negative number that is farther from zero. Similarly on the positive side of zero, a positive number closer to zero is considered smaller than a positive number that is farther from zero. I hope that explains it. -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Is zero greater than two?
No.
Is negative eight greater than negative two?
No
Is positive five greater than negative five?
Yes. Write the number line horizontally with the negative numbers to the left, zero in the middle and positive numbers to the right, then the further right a number is, the greater it is; so with two numbers the number further right on the line is the greater of the two: Positive five is to the right of negative five, therefore it is greater than negative five, ie +5 > -5
What are two numbers that have no common factors greater than zero?
All numbers have common factors greater than zero.
Is negative six greater than negative two?
No it is not
Is the fraction two over twenty-five greater than or less than zero point zero three four?
Greater.
Is negative 5 greater than two?
No
What are the first 3 kinds of numbers that you can eliminate when looking for prime numbers?
Negative numbers Even numbers greater than two Zero and one
