Q.

–26 is the smaller number in the pair of (–26, 17), true or false?


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a

True

b

False 

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

The given numbers are -26 and 17.
The numbers lesser than 0 are negative numbers.
The numbers greater than 0 are positive numbers.
Negative numbers are smaller than positive numbers. 
So, even though 17 is smaller than 26.
Here, – 26 is smaller than 17.
– 26 is the smaller number in the pair (– 26,17).
Thus, the statement –26 is the smaller number in the pair of (–26, 17) is true.
Therefore, the correct option is 1.
 
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–26 is the smaller number in the pair of (–26, 17), true or false?