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  • 25-09-2019
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One student says -5 is bigger than -4 and uses money as the analogy: “if i owe $5, i have a bigger debt than if i owe $4.” what is wrong with this argument?

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gilbertor9489
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  • 25-09-2019

Answer:

-5 is smaller than -4 bc -4 is closer to zero meaning it has more value than 5

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