Q.

8 is the smaller number in the pair of (– 16, 8), is it true or not?


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a

True

b

False 

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

The given numbers are -16 and 8.
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 16 is greater than 8.
Here, 8 is greater than – 16.
8 is the larger number in the pair (– 16, 8).
Thus, the statement 8 is the smaller number in the pair of (– 16, 8) is false.
Therefore, the correct option is 2.
 
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