How are numbers represented on a number line? How are the numbers ordered on the number line? What are negative numbers? How do you compare negative numbers? If a miner dug up two pieces of gold - one that is 4 pounds and another that is 7 pounds - which is bigger? Which negative number is larger: -2 or -5?

When comparing numbers how do you show which number is bigger and which is smaller? How can you tell which point or number is bigger on the number line? It's time to dig up more gold - what temperature should we avoid out of the following four numbers (in Fahrenheit) so that we can be sure to avoid lava: 24, 98, 205, 102? When ordering negative numbers, why are the numbers closer to zero greater in value?