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🌡️ Writing & Explaining Order in Real-World Contexts

What we're learning

I can write, interpret, and explain statements of order for rational numbers in real-world situations.

🏠 Try this at home

Talk about real negatives — temperatures below zero, or money owed — and ask which value is greater and what that means in the situation.

Words to know

Order statement: An inequality such as −7 < −3 that tells which value is greater.
Context: The real-world situation a number describes (money, temperature, elevation).
Balance: How much money is in an account; a negative balance means money is owed.