Question

Encircle the greater number in the following pair:

$-381,-389$

Answer 1

Explanation:

The greater is the number, the lesser is its opposite, i.e, if $\mathrm{a}$ and $\mathrm{b}$ are two integers such that '$\mathrm{a}>\mathrm{b}$', then $-\mathrm{a}<-\mathrm{b}$

Here, $389>381$

So, $-389<-381$

Therefore, we will encircle'$-381$', i.e, $\overline{)-381},-389$