Question

Is −5
greater than, less than, or equal to |−5|?(1 point)
Responses

−5 is greater than |−5|
negative 5 is greater 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 equal to |−5|
negative 5 is equal to Start Absolute Value negative 5 End Absolute Value

−5 is less than |−5|

Answer 1

To compare \(-5\) and \(|-5|\):

The absolute value of a number is its distance from 0 on the number line, regardless of direction. Thus,

\[
|-5| = 5
\]

Now we can compare:

- \(-5\) is less than \(5\).
- Therefore, we can conclude that:

\(-5\) is less than \(|-5|\).

So the correct response is:

**−5 is less than |−5|.**