Understanding Inequalities and Number Lines

What does the open side of an inequality symbol face?

• The number one

• The smaller number

• The larger number

• The number zero

Where is the number -3 located on a number line?

• Three places above zero

• At zero

• Three places to the left of zero

• Three places to the right of zero

If a number is positive, where is it located on a number line?

• Above zero

• To the left of zero

• To the right of zero

• At zero

Which number is greater: 8 or 2?

• 8 is greater than 2

• 2 is greater than 8

• Cannot be determined

• Both are equal

Arrange the numbers -3, 0, -8, and 2 from least to greatest.

• 2, 0, -3, -8

• 0, -3, 2, -8

• -8, -3, 0, 2

• -3, -8, 0, 2