- 3.792 occurs farther to the left of a number line than - 3.632, and numbers which occurs farther to the left are lesser. Therefore,
−3.632 > −3.792
2.)
|−3.632| |−3.792|
The presence of the absolute value symbol annuls the negative sign in the digit given. Hence, we can view both numbers as being positive values as ; 3.632 3.792
Numbers further to the right of a number line are greater and 3.792 occurs farther to the right than 3.632.
