i will give medal Which is a true statement? A. –13.9 4.63 B. 5.7 –3.56 D. –4.37

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i will give medal Which is a true statement? A. –13.9 > 4.63 B. 5.7 < 5.63 C. –4.28 > –3.56 D. –4.37 < –1.63 i always get stuck on these

mathstudent55 · Answer

First, any negative number is less than any positive number.
That takes care of A.

gorv · Answer

what do u think??

gorv · Answer

5.7>5.6 is it true??

mathstudent55 · Answer

B. is a comparison of regular, positive numbers. What is more $5.70 or $5.63?

mathstudent55 · Answer

For C. and D. , you are comparing two negative numbers.
Negative numbers work the opposite of positive numbers. 
The larger the number looks (when you take away the negative sign), the smaller it is.

mathstudent55 · Answer

Now read the above explanations, and tell me what you think the answer is.

vianne · Answer

A. –13.9 > 4.63 B. 5.7 < 5.63 C. –4.28 > –3.56 D. –4.37 < –1.63 B is the correct answer. Negative numbers are smaller than positive numbers. Also 5.70 is greater than 5.63 due to the fact that 60 is smaller than 70. ;)

anonymous · Answer

sorry i was helping another kid okay i think it's D but it could be B right I don't know :(

mathstudent55 · Answer

B is not true.
In B, 5.7 < 5.63
Think of money. 5.7 is $5.70. 5.63 is $5.63
What is more 5 dollars and 70 cents or 5 dollars and 63 cents?

mathstudent55 · Answer

The correct answer is D.