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Imagine the Building of Fun with more floors. Compare the numbers and fill in the boxes with < or >: a. −10 _____ −12 b. +17 _____ −10 c. 0 _____ −20 d. +9 _____ −9 e. −25 _____ −7 f. +15 _____ −17
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(a) −10 is greater than −12. On the number line, −10 is to the right of −12, and −10 is closer to zero. (b) +17 is positive and −10 is negative. All positive numbers are greater than all negative numbers. (c) Zero is greater than all negative numbers. (d) +9 is positive and −9 is negative. Positive numbers are always greater than negative numbers. (e) −25 is less than −7. Among negative numbers, the one with larger absolute value is smaller. (f) +15 is positive and −17 is negative. All positive numbers are greater than all negative numbers.