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How Do You Compare Integers Using a Number Line?

Which is bigger: -8 or -11?

Summary

  1. Integers are all of the whole numbers and their negative versions
  2. Start the number line at -12 so that both -8 and -11 are included
  3. To plot a point on a number line, find the number and put a dot on the marker
  4. Since -8 is further right on the number line than -11, -8 is greater than -11
  5. The '>' symbol means 'greater than'

Notes

    1. Now that we have our number line drawn, we can plot -8 and -11 so that we can compare them
    1. Since -11 is to the left of -8, -11 is smaller than -8
    2. Or we can say that -8 is greater than -11