Determine the maximum and minimum values of the folloing set of numbers:2,-8,1/2,-5/3,9/4,-7,-73-9

Answer 1

positive ones
1/2, 2, 9/4
is 9/4 bigger than 2?
yes, 8/4 is 2

negative ones, which is bigger number ?
73 is biggest negative, therefore minimum

Answer 2

PS
If you graph these on a number line, they will make sense to you.