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Answer 1 · 2017-01-11T00:34:13

$- \frac{4}{5} < - \frac{1}{14} < \frac{7}{9}$ $-4/5 < -1/14 < 7/9$

Any positive number is greater than a negative number.
So $\frac{7}{9}$ $7/9$ is the largest of the three numbers.

On the number line, the further to the left a number is, the smaller the number is.

As negative numbers get larger in their absolute value or positive value the negative numbers get smaller further to the left.

So $- \frac{4}{5}$ $-4/5$ is further to the left than $- \frac{1}{14}$ $-1/14$

Therefore is $- \frac{4}{5} < - \frac{1}{14} .$ $-4/5 < -1/14.$

Think about it if you have -$1.00 you have "more" money than if you have -$5.00. With -$1.00, it will take less to get back to a positive value.

Owing $5.00 is worse than owing $1.00