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

Multiple Choice

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?

A) November
B) January
C) October
D) December
E) September