Question

If a = b + c and c ___ 0, then a > b.

Choose the relationship symbol that makes a true statement.

<
=
>

Answer 1

@elementwielder
@Loser66

Answer 2

What do you think?

Answer 3

=?

Answer 4

hmm, if c = 0, then a = b + c would be a = b + 0 -> a = b

Answer 5

not what we want. we need a > b

Answer 6

so we eliminated =

Which is it? > or < ?

Answer 7

use an example. say b is 1 and c is 1, meaning c is greater than (>) 0. that would mean a would be 2, which is greater than b.

if we were to say b is 1 and c is -1, meaning c is less than 0. a would then have to be 0, which is less than b.
does that make sense?

Answer 8

ok thnx