Question

Which comparison is not correct?

8 > -9
-7 > -9
-8 < -4
-2 < -9

Answer 1

Answer:

the last one. -2 < -9

Explanation:

-9 is less than -2.

Answer 2

Answer:

-2<-9

Explanation:

With negatives, the number farther away from zero is the lowest number. If you can imagine a number line, at put -2 and -9 on it, you would figure out that -9 would be farther away from 0 than -2, meaning that -9 is lesser than -2. The equation shows that -9 is more than -2, which is incorrect