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Fill in the blanks : Because $$ 5 < 7 $$ , therefore $$ -5 $$ .............. $$ -7 $$.
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Because $$ 5 < 7 $$ , therefore $$ -5 $$ greater than $$ -7 $$.
As multiplying by negative number reverse the sign.
Hence, $$-5>-7$$
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