Which number is greater. ?
Determine the greater number.
To determine which of the given numbers is bigger, we must use the number line. Other successive numbers are greater than the negative number closest to zero.
A number line is a tool for comparing and organizing numbers. Every number on the number line is plotted with regard to the origin (zero), and the value of a number is determined by its location on the number line. This means therefore any number close to zero is known as a positive number, while any number further away from zero is known as a negative number.
In terms of numbers, is closer to zero and hence bigger. , on the other hand, is a bigger number, even if it is deeper down the negative number line.
Hence, is the greater number.