COMPARING WITH NEGATIVES

• NS 1.1 Compare and order positive and negative fractions, decimals, and mixed numbers and place them on a number line

• Objective: Discover how the ordering for negative numbers differs from ordering positive numbers

• Learning target: Answer at least 3 of the 4 comparing fraction and decimal questions correctly on the exit ticket.

•How do we compare numbers using a number line?

•The farther to the right a number is, the greater it is.

• -5 < -2 < 0 < 3 < 5•Therefore, when comparing a positive and a negative number, ____________________the positive number is always greater.

•How do we compare negative numbers?

•The closer a negative is to 0, the greater it is (since it is farther to the right).

•<, >, or =-3 -10

• -0.48 -0.5

• -3 > -10

• -0.48-0.5

• -4 is closer to 0 than -5 is, so -0.48 > -0.5

•Order from least to greatest: • 0.0

-0.3 0.9-0.5 -5 is the least

-3 is the second least

0 is the third least

9 is the greatest

Which letter(s) can we eliminate right away?

How do you know these letter(s) cannot be correct?