For the negative numbers, the closer they are to 0 on the number line, they greater they are. For positive numbers, the farther they are from 0 the greater they are.
1/8, 0, -1/3, -1/5 Order is greatest to least Positive numbers are greater than negatives Zero is greater than negatives With negatives the number following the negative sign is kind of reversed. The greater the number behind the sign the smaller it is.