Asked by paisley

In this section, you’ll order rational numbers and their absolute values.

The food truck has two freezers. The first is kept at –12ºF, and the second at –5ºF.

Which statement correctly compares their temperatures?
Question 7 options:

|–5ºF| > |–12ºF|

|–5ºF| = | 12ºF|

–12ºF > –5ºF

–5ºF > –12ºF

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
–5ºF > –12ºF

Reason: −5 is closer to zero (warmer) than −12, so −5 > −12. (Note: |−5| = 5 and |−12| = 12, but absolute values don't change the order on the number line.)