Things to Do with Real Numbers Exercises

Example 1

Fill in the blank with <, >, or =.

2 __ 3

Example 2

Fill in the blank with <, >, or =.

|-4.5| __ -5

Example 3

Fill in the blank with <, >, or =.

-3 __ -2

Example 4

Fill in the blank with <, >, or =.

|-17.2| __ 17.2

Example 5

Fill in the blank with <, >, or =.

-(-π) __ π

Example 6

Fill in the blank with <, >, or =.

-4 __ -89

Example 7

Suppose n is a negative number and p is a positive number. Fill in the blank with <, >, or =.

n __ p

Example 8

Suppose n is a negative number. Fill in the blank with <, >, or =.

n __ 0

Example 9

Suppose p is a positive number. Fill in the blank with <, >, or =.

p __ 0

Example 10

Suppose p is a positive number. Fill in the blank with <, >, or =.

|p| __ p

Example 11

Suppose n is a negative number. Fill in the blank with <, >, or =.

|n| __ n