Question

Stock F had a price change of –4 dollars and Stock G had a price change of +1 dollars. Brody said Stock G had a greater price change because a positive integer is greater than a negative integer. Is his statement correct? Explain why or why not

Answer 1

No, his statement is not correct. Brody confused value and magnitude. |–4| = 4, and |+1| = 1. The magnitude of –4 is greater than the magnitude of +1. Stock F had a greater price change

Answer 2

Answer and step-by-step explanation:

Brody is incorrect.

The price change would be the absolute value of these numbers.  This means that Stock F changed |-4| = 4 and Stock G changed |+1| = 1.  Since 4 is greater than 1, Stock F had a greater price change.