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GCSE Maths: Negatives: ordering
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What does the symbol '<' mean when comparing two numbers?
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Less than. The number on the left is smaller than the number on the right.
What does the symbol '>' mean when comparing two numbers?
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Greater than. The number on the left is larger than the number on the right.
When ordering negative numbers, which is smaller: -5 or -2?
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-5 is smaller. With negative numbers, the further from zero, the smaller the value.
Is a negative number always smaller than a positive number?
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Yes. Any negative number is always less than any positive number.
When ordering temperatures from lowest to highest, ? temperatures come before positive temperatures.
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negative
When ordering 15, -20, and 0 from smallest to largest, what is the correct order?
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-20, 0, 15. Negatives come first, then zero, then positives.
When arranging numbers in ascending order, which should come first: the smallest or the largest?
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The smallest.
What does 'half a million' equal in numerical form?
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500,000
What does 'one billion' equal in numerical form?
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1,000,000,000
In ascending order, which is smaller: ninety-seven thousand or half a million?
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Ninety-seven thousand (97,000 < 500,000).
Which is larger: two million or one billion?
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One billion (1,000,000,000 > 2,000,000).
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