Chapter 1.4, Problem 18E

To determine

To fill the blank space in $-8$? $3$ Using $<\text{or}>$

Answer to Problem 18E

The answer of $-8$? $3$ is $-8$< $3$ .

Explanation of Solution

Given information: Consider the statement in the question is $-8$? $3$ .

On a number line, negative integers are less than $0$ whereas the positive integers are more than $0$ . They are written on a number line as $\mathrm{...},-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3,\mathrm{...}$

Since negative integers are smaller than the positive integers,

Hence, the answer to the statement in the question is $-8$< $3$