Question

Jose and Sue are playing a board game. If they land on a red or blue square, they lose 1 point. The inequality statement compares the magnitude of their scores at the end of the game. |−2|<|−5| What does the inequality statement show?

Answer 1

Answer:

The given inequality is

$|-2|$

The comparison offered by this inequality states that Jose and Sue landed on a red or blue square, because their score is negative.

If Jose ended with -2 and Sue ended with -5, it means Sue landed on a red/blue square more times than Jose did.

So, basically, the inequality is saying that Jose must win because he landed on a red/blue square less times.

Answer 2

The inequality statement shows that both Jose and Sue landed on red or blue squares and hence both lost some points. The points they lost were more than the points they gained, which resulted in an overall score having a negative value for each player.

Jose had a final score of -2 and Sue had a final score of -5. This means, Sue scored less and probably lost more points as compared to Jose. There is a difference of 3 points between the scores of both players.