Question

Complete the numbers sentence using <,>, or. |-5 .25| ____ |-8|

Answer 1

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$>$ means  GREATER THAN

means LESS THAN

$NEGATIVES$ goes on the LEFT side of the NUMBER CHART, while $POSITIVES$ goes on the RIGHT side of the NUMBER CHART

DECIMALS are UNDERNEATH $0$ REAL NUMBERS are ABOVE $0$

So,

$-5.25$ $=$ $-5\frac{1}{4}$

$-8$ $=$ $\frac{-8}{1}$

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ANSWER: $-5.25 >$ $-8$

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