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A positive number is greater than a negative number. If a positive number is greater than another, the corresponding negative numbers are smaller. For example, since 4 > 3, -4 < -3.
For two positive numbers: The number with more digits is greater. If they have the same number of digits, the number with the greater first digit is greater. If they are equal, look at the second digit, which will decide which number is greater, and so forth, up to the last digit. For example, 12500 is greater than 12480: they have the same number of digits, the first two digits are the same, but the third digit is the tie-breaker.
For numbers with decimals, first apply the rules above for the whole part. If they are equal, check the first digit after the decimal point, then the second, etc., until you find a "tie-breaker". For example, 0.2522 is more than 0.2517. Once again, the first two digits are the same, the third is the tiebreaker.
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The sum of two numbers is always greater than either of the two numbers?
Not true if either of the numbers is negative.
Which is greater 0.008 or 0.003?
0.008 is the greater from the given two decimal numbers.
Is the product of two positive numbers greater than the sum of the two numbers?
Not always, but most of the time.
How can you decide if the sum of two numbers is positive negative or zero without calculating the sum?
The sum of two negative numbers is positive and the sum of two negatives is negative. If you have both positive and negative numbers the sum can be either so look at the absolute value. If the negative number has a greater absolute value, the sum is negative. If the positive number has a greater absolute value the sum is positive. If the absolute values are equal, the sum is zero.
What is the LCM of any two consecutive numbers?
The LCM of any two consecutive numbers greater than zero is the two numbers multiplied together. eg. the LCM of 10 and 11 is: 10*11=110
