Insert or = to make the sentence true. -1/3____-2/5 A.= B. C.

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Insert <,> or = to make the sentence true. -1/3____-2/5 A.= B.> C.< How do I go about doing this?

mathstudent55 · Answer

First compare the fractions 1/3 and 2/5 (without the negative signs).
Then when you use the negative signs, the comparison is the opposite.
For example 8 > 5, but -8 < -5.

mathstudent55 · Answer

Using a calculator, we get:
1/3 = 0.33333333...
2/5 = 0.4

Which symbol (>, <, or =) goes between 1/3 and 2/5 below?

1/3  ____   2/5

mathstudent55 · Answer

Then when you change the signs to negative

-1/3   ___   -2/5, reverse the symbol that you used above.

skullpatrol · Answer

recall: the greater number is always placed at the greater (or open) end of the inequality symbol.