Order vs. Absolute Value

Order Vs Absolute Value
Introduction

Order and absolute value are two important ideas for understanding numbers, especially on a number line. An order tells how numbers compare to one another, while the absolute va...

Fred and Carlos examine two numbers: -4 and -7. Fred says that -4 is greater. To check this, they look at a number line.

The rule says numbers to the right are greater. So, −4 is greater than −7 because it sits farther to the right on the number line.

Next, they point out that even though -7 is the smaller number, it is farther from ...