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Comparing Negative Numbers
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Foundational skills
State which is smaller – negative vs positive
\[ \text{Which is smaller: } -7 \text{ or } 4? \]
Pick which of two numbers is smaller when one is negative and one is positive.
State which is larger – negative vs positive
\[ \text{Which is larger: } -3 \text{ or } 8? \]
Pick which of two numbers is larger when one is negative and one is positive.
State which is smaller – two negatives
\[ \text{Which is smaller: } -2 \text{ or } -9? \]
Pick which of two negative numbers is smaller.
State which is larger – two negatives
\[ \text{Which is larger: } -6 \text{ or } -1? \]
Pick which of two negative numbers is larger.
Comparing integers
Insert symbol – negative vs positive
\[ -5 \ \square \ 3 \]
Put the correct symbol between a negative integer and a positive integer.
Insert symbol – negative vs zero
\[ -4 \ \square \ 0 \]
Put the correct symbol between a negative integer and zero.
Insert symbol – two negatives
\[ -8 \ \square \ -3 \]
Put the correct symbol between two negative integers.
Comparing decimals
Insert symbol – neg decimal vs pos
\[ -2.7 \ \square \ 1.4 \]
Put the correct symbol between a negative decimal and a positive decimal.
Insert symbol – neg decimal vs zero
\[ -3.5 \ \square \ 0 \]
Put the correct symbol between a negative decimal and zero.
Insert symbol – two neg decimals (1dp)
\[ -4.6 \ \square \ -4.2 \]
Put the correct symbol between two negative decimals with one decimal place.
Insert symbol – two neg decimals (2dp)
\[ -3.45 \ \square \ -3.42 \]
Put the correct symbol between two negative decimals with two decimal places.
Insert symbol – diff decimal places
\[ -5.8 \ \square \ -5.63 \]
Put the correct symbol between two negative decimals with different decimal places.
Insert symbol – neg int vs neg dec
\[ -7 \ \square \ -6.9 \]
Put the correct symbol between a negative integer and a negative decimal.
True or false
True or false – two negative integers
\[ -5 < -2 \]
Decide whether a comparison between two negative integers is true or false.
True or false – negative and positive
\[ -4 > 6 \]
Decide whether a comparison between a negative and positive integer is true or false.
True or false – negative decimals
\[ -3.7 < -3.2 \]
Decide whether a comparison between two negative decimals is true or false.
Finding values
Write the integer one less
\[ \text{One less than } -6 \]
Find the integer that is one less than a given negative integer.
Write the integer one more
\[ \text{One more than } -8 \]
Find the integer that is one more than a given negative integer.
Write integer between two negatives
\[ \text{Between } -9 \text{ and } -7 \]
Find the integer that lies exactly between two negative integers.
Decimal between neg integers
\[ \text{Between } -5 \text{ and } -4 \]
Find the decimal that lies exactly halfway between two consecutive negative integers.
Decimal between neg decimals
\[ \text{Between } -3.4 \text{ and } -3.2 \]
Find the decimal that lies exactly halfway between two negative decimals.
Special cases
Which is further from zero – mixed
\[ -9 \text{ or } 5 \]
Decide which of two numbers is further from zero (one negative, one positive).
Which is closer to zero – negative
\[ -4 \text{ or } -11 \]
Decide which of two negative numbers is closer to zero.
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