Question

Which decimals are less than –0.8?

Choose all answers that are correct.

A.
–7.13

B.
–0.86

C.
–0.79

D.
0.846

Answer 1

What do you think?

Answer 2

b and c

Answer 3

B is okay...

But -0.79 is 0.01 greater than -0.80 :)

Answer 4

but its not 80 its 1.8

Answer 5

What 1.8?

Answer 6

look at the top and the directions it says:
Which decimals are less than –0.8? not 0.80

Answer 7

Yes, -0.8 is the same as -0.80

Answer 8

oh right that os true

Answer 9

-0.79 is greater than -0.8

Answer 10

so 0.846

Answer 11

Two answers here.

Answer 12

That's positive. You're asked to find a number less than -0.8.

Answer 13

Keep in mind: -0.8 is negative

Answer 14

Look at it like a time line. Zero. Everything to the left of zero is more negative.

Answer 15

ok then it has to be -7.13??

Answer 16

:) and what else?

Answer 17

I guess so :)

Answer 18

-0.79

Answer 19

Not answering that... tell me why you think it is that.

Answer 20

bc 7 is even lower than than 0.79

Answer 21

Where does -.79 stand? to the left or right of -.8?

Answer 22

well left acording to my number line

Answer 23

The closer you get to zero from a negative number, the greater it is

Answer 24

yes

Answer 25

-.81, -.80, -.79

Answer 26

so yes it is less

Answer 27

Is -0.8 or -0.79 closer to 0?

Answer 28

-0.8

Answer 29

smb227, look at my number line above... to the left or right?

Answer 30

mybe im wrong 8 is

Answer 31

Let's try again...is it to the left or tot he right...-.81, -.80, -.79

Answer 32

left

Answer 33

since its negitive

Answer 34

No, -.79 is to the right of -.8

Answer 35

oh i know what you mean ok

Answer 36

Good. Now, anything to the left of -.8 is less than -.8

Answer 37

ok

Answer 38

Because it's to the right of -0.8, it's the greater number

Answer 39

Now tell me, what are the answers?

Answer 40

A.
–7.13

B.
–0.86

C.
–0.79

D.
0.846

Answer 41

Nope.

Answer 42

No, what are your answers?

Answer 43

these are the questions

Answer 44

i have a and b

Answer 45

Yes!

Answer 46

Oh. Then why do you think they are a and b?

Answer 47

well thats what i came up with

Answer 48

Can you tell me why?

Answer 49

but i think d is less

Answer 50

but it cant bc its positive

Answer 51

it is positive.

Answer 52

d is greater than -.8, not less

Answer 53

and my only question left is -0.79

Answer 54

What do you mean?

Answer 55

ok i have a and b. d is out of the question and the only one left is -0.79

Answer 56

Why is d out of the question? You told me it is less than -0.8

Answer 57

buts its not bc its positive

Answer 58

Okay. Good. It is not less than -.8 because it lies on the right of -.80

Answer 59

i think b and c are my answers

Answer 60

a1234, want to help out?

Answer 61

Why is c less?

Answer 62

this confuses me

Answer 63

I know. That's why I wanted to make sure you understood instead of just an answer.

Answer 64

oh could it be a and c

Answer 65

Why would it be a and c?

Answer 66

c is less then -0.80

Answer 67

Remember the number line... left or right of -.80

Answer 68

Look, a negative number that is closer to 0 is greater than a number that is farther away from 0.

Is -0.80 closer to or farther away from 0 than -0.79? And why?

Answer 69

is c correct

Answer 70

Let me type a nubmer line for you.

Answer 71

its gotta be correct

Answer 72

ok

Answer 73

-7.13,.....,-0.86,...-0.80,....-0.79,....0......0.846

Answer 74

tae

Answer 75

so a and b

Answer 76

Why? Why do you think it is a and b?

Answer 77

And why :)?

Answer 78

cause its to the left of 0,80

Answer 79

Yes. Now, summarize to us what you just did to arrive to that answer.

Answer 80

well with your help i learned that you told me that to think of a number line and think less then -0.80 and i thought to myself ohh i get it and now im here

Answer 81

And what exactly is less than -0.80?

Answer 82

-0.79 -0.86

Answer 83

Haha... can you do these problems on your own now? Tell me... what is less than -0.51?
a. -0.8
b.-0.3
c. 0
d. -0.50

Answer 84

a

Answer 85

You didn't answer a1234 correctly.

Answer 86

huh

Answer 87

Well, a is correct for my problem. a1234 asked what exactly is less than -0.80

Answer 88

What do you mean by -0.79 - 0.86?