Exercise 8 Page 51

We can use a number line to help us determine which symbol should be used to complete the statement. Let's start by graphing -6 and 5 on a number line.

Numbers that lie further to the left on a number line are smaller, while numbers that lie toward the right are bigger. Since - 6 lies to the left of 5, we can conclude that - 6 is less than 5. - 6 < 5