Asked by paisley

You check one of the supplier accounts and notice a balance of –$17.90, meaning the truck owes money to this supplier. Meanwhile, another account has $5.10 available.

Which statement correctly compares these amounts and their absolute values?
Question 9 options:

The value —$17.90 is greater than $5.10 because it represents a greater debt.

The value –$17.90 is greater than $5.10 because it has a greater number.

The absolute values of $5.10 and –$17.90 are equal.

$5.10 is greater than —$17.90, but the absolute value of –17.90 is greater than the absolute value of 5.10.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
"$5.10 is greater than —$17.90, but the absolute value of –$17.90 is greater than the absolute value of $5.10."

Explanation: 5.10 > -17.90, yet |−17.90| = 17.90 > 5.10 = |5.10|.