Question

Which of these negative numbers is the largest? -1 or -25

Answer 1

-1 is negative number

Answer 2

Answer:

-1 is the largest number.

Explanation:

We have been given the numbers -1 and -25. We can find which number is largest by the help of inequality.

We know that 25 is greater than 1. Hence, mathematically we can write this as

1 < 25

Now, we multiply both sides by -1. We know the rule that if we multiply both sides of the inequality by a negative number then the sign of inequality gets reversed. Hence, we have

-1(1) > (-1) 25

-1 > -25

It means that -1 is greater than -25.