Is -5 closer to zero on a number line than -5/2 is
No, -5 is farther from zero on a number line than -5/2 is.
On a number line, as the numbers increase to the right and decrease to the left, -5 is located to the left of zero, while -5/2 is located even further to the left. Thus, -5/2 is closer to zero compared to -5.