State whether the following statements is true or false.If the statement is false correct the statement.
$- 5$ is less than $- 3$

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is A True
$- 5$ is to located on the number line to the left of $- 3$ .In other words $- 3$ is close to $0$ as compared to $- 5$ .
Therefore $- 5$ is less than $- 3$
Hence, the given statement is true.

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