A patient's weight loss can be recorded using negative numbers. A patient's weight loss in November was recorded as -3 lb. In December, the same patient's weight loss was recorded as -1 lb and in January, the patient's weight loss was recorded as -2 lb. During which month was the weight loss the greatest?

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In November, the weight loss was -3 lb, which is greater than the losses in December (-1 lb) and January (-2 lb), indicating the greatest weight loss occurred in November.

A Patient's Weight Loss Can Be Recorded Using Negative Numbers