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MARK say: If you mean what I think you mean then the answer is yes. If you are indicating that the temperature is lower than zero the negative symbol is placed in front of the numeral, e.g. -5 °C, -12 °C. If the magnitude of the numeral after the negative symbol is less it is warmer. Thus -5 °C is warmer than -12 °C.
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Maple say: Yes, it's warmer.
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JG say: You mean, "Is -5 degrees is warmer than -12 degrees?" Yes, it is.
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Johnathan say: If you mean -5 is warmer than -12, yes, because -5 is closer to 0.
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Gigapie say: Do you mean "-5" degrees?" "5- degrees" makes no sense.
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Jim Moor say: Yes, it's warmer.
Think of it as "less cold".
Another way to think of negative numbers is like floors on an elevator.
Positive is up.
Negative is in the parking garage.
Only being 5 floors in the parking garage is much higher than 12 floors down.
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Moshe say: yes if you draw a number line -5 is 5 below zero which is warmer than 12 below zero
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J say: -5 is larger than -12
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rick29148 say: YES IT IS !!!!
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Ebony say: Yes
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M. say: -12° < -5°
-5° is warmer than -12°
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kurt say: Yes it is. Negative temps the lowest number is the warmest
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Angie say: Yes, negative 5 is warmer than negative 12 because it's closer to the positive numbers thus higher on the number scale. If those numbers are positive (I can't tell because with negatives the sign is supposed to be on the left but you have them on the right), 12 is warmer.
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Paul Jean Pierre say: Are you asking negatives? If so,
–5° is warmer than –12°.
But if you are not asking negatives, 12° is warmer than 5°.
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Mike say: Yes it is
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