Break the problem down into (x+4)=0 and (x+3)=0 X+4=0 so you subtract 4 from each side giving you x=-4 X+3=0 subtracting 3 from each side giving you x=-3 -3 is larger than -4 because when dealing with negative numbers, you want to be as close to one because that means the number is bigger. Therefore -3 is the larger root