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7-13.
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0.183 ____ 0.18
–13 ____ –17
0.125 ____
–6 ____ –4
72% ____
–0.25 ____ –0.05
Notice that 0.18 can also be looked at as 0.180. This may make the numbers easier to compare.
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Although 17 is a larger number, since it is negative, it is farther left on the number line than −13. This means that −13 is larger than −17.
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Converting the fraction into a decimal will make this relationship easier to compare.
See (b).
Converting the fraction into a percent will make this relationship easier to compare.
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See (b).
