Answer: Choice A.
- 4.5 because it is the negative number with the greatest absolute value.
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Explanation:
Stuff to the left is smaller than stuff on the right for any number line.
For example, we can say 2 < 5 since 2 is to the left of 5.
Another example: -7 < 4
To find the smallest item of your given list, we need to look at the value that is furthest to the left. That value would be -4.5 and this value is negative with the largest absolute value (i.e. it is furthest away from 0).
Check out the number line diagram below. It shows where all of the values are placed. We can see that -4.5 is the left-most item.
