Question

-3 < or > -1 ?

Answer 1

If you take -1, and you take away another 2 from it to get -3, would -3 be less then or greater than -1? Seeing as something was taken away (subtracted) from it.

Answer 2

Greater than

Answer 3

Hmm. Not quite. When I subtract from something, I am making it smaller. I need to subtract from -1 to get -3. So, -3 is greater than or smaller than -1?

Answer 4

Smaller

Answer 5

Yupp. You got it :)

Answer 6

so its -3 > -1?

Answer 7

I mean -3 < -1

Answer 8

Yup. -3 < -1

Answer 9

Thank you!