Is 37 greater than 37? - Answers

Always the smaller of the two negative numbers is greater. So here -37>-43 If one number is positive and the other negative the positive number is always greater irrespective of its value. for e.g between 1 and -54 1>-54 Remember the number line. The numbers to the left is always smaller to the numbers on the right. ___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___| ...-55 -50 -45 -40 -35 -30 -25 -20 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25... Value increases from left to right -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------> so -55<-30<0<15<100 etc...