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Is -10 greater than -20 Why?

Updated: 12/29/2023
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Think of it this way:

-3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3 ....

In an negative, it's different when thinking of 1,2,3 which obviously because its greater than one another. But in this scenario, the GREATER the NEGATIVE, It makes -10 greater than -20.

Think of it this way. Would you rather owe your friends back 10 ( -10)cents or 20 cents (-20)? you would want to owe them 10 cents because you owe LESS!.

Think of the negative as a debt you have to pay back. The more Negative, the More you have to owe back your friends.

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