Jose and Sue are playing a board game. If they land on a red or blue square, they lose 1 point. The inequality statement compares the magnitude of their scores at the end of the game.

Question

|−2|<|−5|

What does the inequality statement show?

Select from the drop-down menus to correctly complete the statement.

−2 is
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than −5, but a loss of 5 points is a
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loss than a loss of 2 points.

choose greater or lesser for the questions above

Answer 1

The inequality statement |−2| < |−5| shows that:

−2 is greater than −5, but a loss of 5 points is a lesser loss than a loss of 2 points.

So, the completed statement is:

−2 is greater than −5, but a loss of 5 points is a lesser loss than a loss of 2 points.