Question

Is −5 greater than, less than, or equal to |−5| ?(1 point) Responses −5 is less than |−5| negative 5 is less than Start Absolute Value negative 5 End Absolute Value |−5| is less than 5 Start Absolute Value negative 5 End Absolute Value is less than 5 −5 is greater than |−5| negative 5 is greater than Start Absolute Value negative 5 End Absolute Value −5 is equal to |−5|

Answer 1

To solve this, we need to evaluate the absolute value of -5.

The absolute value of a number is always non-negative and represents the distance of that number from zero on the number line.

Thus,
\[
|−5| = 5
\]

Now we can compare -5 and |−5|:
-5 is less than 5.

So, the correct response is:
**−5 is less than |−5|**.