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-5 is greater since it is closer to 0

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Let's look at why:

Say Peter has marbles, and John has "-8". If Peter gets 10 extra marbles, and John gets 10 extra marbles, who will have the most marbles? That's right!

That means Peter technically has more marbles, because he owes less! So the closer a negative number is to zero (or the less you owe), the more you "have".

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