Which number in the following pair is to the right of the other number on the number line?
“ $- 8, - 5$ ”

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Solution

If $a$ and $b$ are two integers such that $a > b$ , then $- a < - b$ ..
And since $8 > 5$ ,
So $- 8 < - 5$ and On moving from left to right on the number line, the number becomes greater.
Therefore, $- 5$ is to the right of $- 8$ on the number line.

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