Jose and Sue are playing a board game. If they land on a red or blue square, they lose 1 point. The inequality statement compares the magnitude of their scores at the end of the game. |−2|<|−5| What does the inequality statement show?
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The inequality statement shows that both Jose and Sue landed on red or blue squares and hence both lost some points. The points they lost were more than the points they gained, which resulted in an overall score having a negative value for each player.
Jose had a final score of -2 and Sue had a final score of -5. This means, Sue scored less and probably lost more points as compared to Jose. There is a difference of 3 points between the scores of both players.