Algebra, 4th Edition, Chapter 7, Number 7 (page 172 and 179)

[jeffhicks05]

Quantitative Comparison Question. Answer should be C.

In short,

N is an integer
-8.5<n<1.5

Possible n values = -8, -7, -6, -5, -4, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1
= 1- (-8) +1

[tommywallach]

Hey Jeff,

I'm not sure what math you're doing there at the end. The difference between -1 and 8 is 9. You get it by saying 8 - (-1) = 9. Remember that subtraction is how you find difference, so you shouldn't be doing any addition (i.e. subtraction = difference, addition = sum).

-t