Exercise 9 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 -12 and -4 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 - 12 lies to the left of - 4, we can conclude that - 12 is less than - 4. - 12 < - 4