More and Less Math Example 2

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Example 2

medium
Order from least to greatest: −3-3, 11, −10-10, 00, 77.

Solution

  1. 1
    Negative numbers are less than zero; more negative means smaller.
  2. 2
    Among negatives: −10<−3-10 < -3 (since ∣−10∣>∣−3∣|-10| > |-3|, so −10-10 is farther left on the number line).
  3. 3
    Full order: −10<−3<0<1<7-10 < -3 < 0 < 1 < 7.

Answer

−10<−3<0<1<7-10 < -3 < 0 < 1 < 7
Ordering integers requires treating the number line as the reference. Negative numbers are to the left of zero; among negatives, a larger absolute value means a smaller (more negative) number. Zero separates all negatives from all positives.

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