Is -4 greater than 3?
When you understand how numbers work in relation
to each other, a lot of math skills make a
lot more sense.
The number line is exactly what it sounds
like: a linear representation of numbers,
positive and negative.
It contains all real numbers.
The most basic use of the number line is to
show you where a number is located.
When you locate different numbers on the number
line, you can compare their values and see
how the numbers rank least to greatest or
greatest to least.
On the number line, numbers on the left have
a lower value than numbers on the right.
As a result, positive numbers are greater
than negative numbers.
If both have a negative sign, then the apparent
smaller number actually has the great value.
Putting two numbers on a number line can also
give you a really concrete picture of how
far apart two numbers are.
It can also help you see how certain types
of problems, like adding and subtracting negative
numbers, work by showing visually how we got
to our answer.
So, is -4 greater than 3?
While 4 is larger than 3, -4 is to the left
of 3 on the number line, making 3 the greater
number.
So, no, -4 is not greater than 3.
The number line provides us with our location
in one dimension.
