-11.5 -9.5

How do they compare select the symbol.

< = >

The symbol is <, because -11.5 < -9.5

Step-by-step explanation:

The number line is arranged from smallest to greatest numbers, and when you read the numbers you start from left to right, so the numbers in the left are smaller than the number in the right

In the set of the negative numbers, the greatest value is the smallest number

Examples

-1 is greater than -2  because -2 lies before -1 on the number line

∵ The numbers are -11.5 and -9.5

∵ The number -11.5 is before the number -9.5 on the number line

- That means -11.5 is smaller than -9.5

∴ -11.5 < - 9.5

∴ The symbol is <

Look to the attached figure for more under stand

mr. flanders’ class sold 47 doughnuts and   mr. rodriquez’s class sold 38 cartons of milk

step-by-step explanation:

let x be the number of doughnuts sold by mr. flanders’ class and y be the number of cartons sold by mr. rodriquez’s class.

1. together, the classes sold 85 items, then

x+y=85.

2. both classes earn earned $104.49 for their school. if doughnuts were sold for $1.35 each, then x doughnuts costed $1.35x. if cartons of milk were sold for $1.08 each, then y cartons costed $1.08y. hence,

1.35x+1.08y=104.49.

3. solve the system of two equations:

i think it would be 42cm