Sure! Let's solve this step by step:
1. Plotting the temperatures on the number line:
- We will plot the points -0.9°F and -1.2°F on the number line.
2. Creating the number line:
- The number line ranges from -1.5 to -0.5, with -0.9°F and -1.2°F as the points of interest.
3. Marking the points on the number line:
- First, we locate -1.2°F on the number line. It falls closer to -1.5.
- Next, we locate -0.9°F on the number line. It falls closer to -0.5.
Here is a more visual representation of what the number line might look like:
```
-1.5 -1.4 -1.3 -1.2 -1.1 -1.0 -0.9 -0.8 -0.7 -0.6 -0.5
| | | | | | | | | | |
↓ ↓
-1.2 -0.9
```
In order to compare the two temperatures, we need to remember that on a number line, values to the left are smaller (and hence colder in terms of temperature).
4. Comparing the temperatures:
- Since -1.2°F is to the left of -0.9°F on the number line, -1.2°F is colder than -0.9°F.
### Completing the Statements:
- The two temperatures are -0.9°F and -1.2°F.
- Comparison:
- -0.9°F is NOT colder than -1.2°F.
- -1.2°F is colder than -0.9°F.
Therefore, the correct comparison statements are:
- -1.2°F is colder than -0.9°F.
