Algebra 1: Common Core (15th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133281140
ISBN 13: 978-0-13328-114-9

Chapter 3 - Solving Inequalities - Get Ready! - Page 161: 4

Answer

$-5/2 \lt 2.5 $

Work Step by Step

-5/2 is negative and 2.5 is not. No matter what, a positive number is always greater than a negative number. Thus, -5/2 is less than 2.5.
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