Question

Which number in the given pair is smaller?

8 , -8

Answer 1

Every positive integer is greater than 0 and lies right tot the integer 0. Every negative integer is smaller than 0 and lies left to the integer 0. The integer which lies left to the other integer is smaller than the other integer. Here 8 lies right to the 0 and -8 lies left to the integer 0 on the number line. The integer -8 is left to the integer 8 and hence -8 is smaller than integer 8 as shown on the number line below.