Which statement is the correct interpretation of the inequality −3 > −4? On a number line, −3 is located to the right of −4.

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Which statement is the correct interpretation of the inequality −3 > −4? On a number line, −3 is located to the right of −4.

On a number line, −3 is located to the left of −4. On a number line, −3 is located to the left of 0 and −4 is located to the right of 0. On a number line, −3 is located to the right of 0 and −4 is located to the left of 0.

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inn [45] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-28T04:50:29+03:00

inn [45]4 years ago

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Most number lines have left be negative and right be positive. Hence, -3, which is more positive than -4, would be to the right of -4.

nikdorinn [45] · Answer 2 · 2022-01-28T05:55:57+03:00

<h2>Answer:</h2>

The statement which is the correct interpretation of the inequality −3 > −4 is:

On a number line, −3 is located to the right of −4.

<h2>Step-by-step explanation:</h2>

We know that on the number line , the number which are to the right of 0 are positive numbers and to the left of 0 are the negative numbers.

For any number a,

The number located to the right of a is greater than a and which is located to the left of a is smaller than a.

We know that -3 is located to the right of -4.

and hence we have: -3>-4