Question

Find the greatest negative integer.

• A. $-1$
• B. $-20$
• C. $-3$
• D. $-100$

Answer 1

The correct option is A

$-1$

Negative integers are $-1$, $-2$, $-3$ .....

Consider a number line.

$-2$ lies to the left of $-1$, so $-2$ < $-1$.
Similarly, $-3$ lies to the left of $-2$, so $-3$ < $-2$.

So, as the magnitude increases, their value decreases.

Thus, the greatest negative integer is $-1$.