On a Number Line, Negative Numbers Are on the Left $$- \frac { 7 } { 8 } , - \frac { 3 } { 4 } , - \frac { 5 } { 4 }$$

question 35

Multiple Choice

On a number line, negative numbers are on the left and positive numbers are on the right. Arrange these three numbers as they would appear on a number line: $$- \frac { 7 } { 8 } , - \frac { 3 } { 4 } , - \frac { 5 } { 4 }$$

• A) \(- \frac { 5 } { 4 } , - \frac { 7 } { 8 } , - \frac { 3 } { 4 }\)
• B) \(- \frac { 7 } { 8 } , - \frac { 3 } { 4 } , - \frac { 5 } { 4 }\)
• C) \(- \frac { 3 } { 4 } , - \frac { 7 } { 8 } , - \frac { 5 } { 4 }\)
• D) \(- \frac { 5 } { 4 } , - \frac { 3 } { 4 } , - \frac { 7 } { 8 }\)
• E) \(- \frac { 7 } { 8 } , - \frac { 5 } { 4 } , - \frac { 3 } { 4 }\)

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