Answer
-2x is greater
Work Step by Step
Assume x=1
$-2x= -2\times1=-2$
$-5x= -5\times1=-5$
-5 is further away from 0 on the number line. It is smaller than -2. So -2x is greater than -5x
Prealgebra (7th Edition)
by Martin-Gay, Elayn
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0321955048
ISBN 13:
978-0-32195-504-3
Chapter 3 - Section 3.1 - Simplifying Algebraic Expressions - Exercise Set - Page 172: 112
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