is -0.8 less than -1.4

No, -1.4 is less than -0.8.

Although it may seem like -1.4 is bigger than -0.8, we have to remember that these are negative numbers.

Here are the two numbers on a number line:

Here you can see that -1.4 is to the left of -0.8, so it is smaller than it.

no because the lower the number in negatives the larger it really is so if you were to look at a number line -0.8 will be closer to 0 while the -1.4 is farther to the left which makes it a smaller number 

Good job, snip3s and nice graphic ND......points and thumbs for both...!!!

BTW, ND......how DO you generate graphics like that??....very impressive....!!!

Thanks, CPhill.

I usually just google what I want a picture of. (In this case, I just googled "number line generator")

Then, if I want to edit the picture at all, I just use a paint program I have on my computer called paint.net

It's not necessarily meant for math editing, but I like the different paint options it has. Here's the link to their website if you want to check it out: http://www.getpaint.net/index.html

I'm sorry, I did a number line before I opened the question so I didn't realise that you had already done one Ninja.

I can't bear to let mine go to wast so here it is.

On number lines the bigger number is always on the right.

Like 2 is bigger than 1

So here you can see that -0.8 is bigger than -1.4

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I'll have to take a look at what Ninja used for his numberline.  I agree it is a good one!  Thanks for the info and thumbs up from me.  

Maybe you could add it, with a covering blurb, to your information pages etc thread

I did mine with GeoGebra.

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