A basketball league’s average score is 58 points per game. Coach McGee tracks a team’s average for five weeks and compares it to the league’s average. The table shows the variances in scores for five weeks. Points Above/Below Average
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
2 and StartFraction 1 Over 8 EndFraction
1.6
Negative 2 and StartFraction 1 Over 8 EndFraction
–1.8
Negative 1 and StartFraction 4 Over 5 EndFraction

Which comparison is true? Use the number line to help you.

A number line going from negative 5 to positive 3 in increments of 1.

Week 1 = Week 3
Week 4 = Week 5
Week 2 < Week 4
Week 5 < Week 3