1 ... 2 ... An integer is just a whole number.
Subtract any POSITIVE integer from -2, and you get an integer that is smaller.
An integer can be negative or positive, so if the integer is, let's say, -6. The opposite, or absolute value, of -6, is 6. So in this case, the opposite has more value than the actual integer. Does that answer the question? :D Best of luck, BrandonRocker98
The only odd positive integer less than 3 is 1.
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A negative integer.
Subtract any POSITIVE integer from -2, and you get an integer that is smaller.
The integer greater than -3 and less than 2 is -2. This is because it is the largest integer that is greater than -3 but still less than 2. In the number line, -2 falls between -3 and 2.
A counterexample to the statement "the difference of two integers is less than either integer" can be demonstrated with the integers 5 and 3. The difference is (5 - 3 = 2). Here, 2 is not less than either integer, as it is less than 5 but greater than 3. Thus, this example shows that the difference can be less than one integer but not the other.
An integer can be negative or positive, so if the integer is, let's say, -6. The opposite, or absolute value, of -6, is 6. So in this case, the opposite has more value than the actual integer. Does that answer the question? :D Best of luck, BrandonRocker98
The only odd positive integer less than 3 is 1.
1 - 3 = -2
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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.
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