Sabric and Jessica disagree over an inequality statement. Sabric claims that –3.613 > –3.63. Jessica claims that –3.613 < –3.63. Which statement about each student’s claim is true?

Write the decimals to the same number of places: –3.613 and –3.630. Since –3.613 is less negative, it is greater than –3.630, so Sabric is correct. On a number line, –3.613 lies to the right of –3.63.

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