Question

Explain why -4 is greater than -10 even though 4 is less than 10

Answer 1

-4 is greater than - 10 because -4 is closer to 0 than -10 is

Answer 2

-4 is closer to 0 on the number line than -10, which makes it greater, 10, since it's a positive is farther away from 0 which makes it greater and 4 is closer which makes it lesser