Question

which is greater -2 or -4

Answer 1

taken without the sign in front of it. 

17 is bigger than 6. 

however, both 17 and 6 can be positive or negative. 

6 is greater than -17
17 is greater than 6
-6 is greater than -17 

if you think of the numnber line: 

greater is more to the right on the number line.
less than is more to the left on the number line. 

larger is farther from the zero on the number line, regardless of direction.
smaller is not as far from the zero on the number line, regardless of direction. 

therefore: 

7 is greater than 6 (more to the right on the number line)
-7 is less than 6 (more to the left on the number line)
7 is larger than 6 (farther from the zero on the number line)
-7 is larger than 6 (farther from

Answer 2

Answer:

$-2 > -4$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: Two numbers $-2$ & $-4$.

To determine which is greater.

We know that greater value always lies to the right of lesser value.

Clearly using number line we can see that $-2$ is right to $-4$ so $-2 > -4$.

Therefore, $-2$ is greater than $-4.$

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