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Big Ideas Math: Modeling Real Life, Grade 6

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5. Box-and-Whisker Plots

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Exercise 3 Page 488

Plot the numbers on a number line.

-2/3 > -3/4

Practice makes perfect

We want to complete the given statement using one of the inequality signs. -2/3 -3/4Let’s do this by plotting the numbers on a number line to see which is greater.

plotting point

The number that is farther to the right is greater. We can see that - 23 is farther to the right than - 34. This means that - 23 is greater than - 34. -2/3 > -3/4

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Try It p.484-486

Self-Assessment for Concepts & Skills p.486

Self-Assessment for Problem Solving p.487

Review & Refresh p.488