standard_description: Understand that positive and negative numbers are used together to describe quantities having opposite directions or values (e.g., temperature above/below zero, elevation above/below sea level, credits/debits, positive/negative electric charge); use positive and negative numbers to represent quantities in real-world contexts, explaining the meaning of 0 in each situation.
problem_activity: Task
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Find and label the numbers $-3$ and $-5$ on the number line.
For each of the following, state whether the inequality is true or false. Use the number line diagram to help explain your answers.
$-3 \gt -5$
$-5 \gt -3$
$-5 \lt -3$
$-3 \lt -5$


aligns: no