Question

Which of the following pairs of rational numbers are smaller than -5?

• A. () & ()
• B. () & ()
• C. () & ()
• D. () & ()

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (C), (D)

The correct options are
A

() & ()

C

() & ()

D

() & ()

$\left(\frac{-12}{2}\right)=-6$ & $\left(\frac{-20}{2}\right)=-10$
-6 and -10 are less than -5

$\left(\frac{-10}{5}\right)=-2$ & $\left(\frac{-20}{4}\right)=-5$
-2 is greater than -5

$\left(\frac{-27}{3}\right)=-9$ & $\left(\frac{-18}{3}\right)=-6$
-9 and -6 are smaller than -5

$\left(\frac{-100}{5}\right)=-20$ &$\left(\frac{-200}{5}\right)=-40$
-20 and -40 are smaller than -5

Thus, options A, C and D are correct.