Use the symbol < or > to complete the statement -3----- 1/7
clearly, any negative number is less than any positive number, so .....
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To determine whether -3 is less than or greater than 1/7, we can convert both numbers to a common format. In this case, we can convert -3 into a fraction by expressing it with a denominator of 7.
We know that -3 is equal to -(7/7) which simplifies to -21/7. So, the statement becomes:
-21/7 < 1/7
Now we can compare the numerators: -21 is less than 1. Since the denominators are the same, we can conclude that:
-21/7 < 1/7
Therefore, the statement is true and can be completed with the < symbol.