alleryStart learning →A number that is written as greater than another sits where on the number line?
ATo the rim of it
BTo the right of it
CTo the rear of it
DTo the roof of it
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. To the right of it
1. Ordering on the number line is a matter of position.
2. The line increases from left to right.
3. We write that one number is greater than another when it is to the right on the number line.
4. So greater means further right.
_Source: OpenStax Prealgebra 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 3 'Integers', sections 3.1-3.5_
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