less than
Subtract any POSITIVE integer from -2, and you get an integer that is smaller.
There are no positive integers less than any negative ones.
1 < 4N + 7 < 200 Subtract 7: -6 < 4N < 193 Divide by 4: -1.5 < N < 48.25 Since N is an integer, it can take all integer values from -1 to 48 inclusive, that is 50 of them.
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It can be greater than, equal or less than the original integer. There are three possible values for the second integer: It is positive, in which case the result will be less than the original integer, eg 5 - 2 = 3 and 3 < 5;It is zero, in which case the result will be the same as the original integer, eg 5 - 0 = 5 and 5 = 5;It is negative, in which case the result will be greater than the original integer, eg 5 - -2 = 7 and 7 > 5.
-7
+7
The integer is 7
-8
-3
less than
"less than AND equals to" is an impossible condition.
-7 The part of the question stated "negative odd integer" is not necessary. The only part needed is odd. The only numbers less than -5.7 are ALL negative and it would have to be a whole number to be odd so integer is not needed. So, you would be asking the same thing by asking "What is the greatest odd number less than -5.7?" * * * * * The answer is -7, not -9. There is no reason why the answer should be an integer unless the question specified that. It is perfectly correct that the question specifies that it is an integer. The question could have been seeking the greatest number less than -5.7 and the answer would have been that there cannot be such a number because because numbers are infinitely dense. * * * * * The greatest odd integer less than -5.7 is -7 The greatest odd number less than -5.7 is also -7 I was correct on my explanation.
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An integer is a whole number, and the largest integer less than 9.5 would be 9.4
Subtract any POSITIVE integer from -2, and you get an integer that is smaller.