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Q: What numbers get more negative on a number line?
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Why can't any negative integer be greater than a positive integer?

Look on the numbers on the number line. Numbers more to the left are smaller than numbers more to the right (assuming the number line is written in the standard position). All negative numbers are less than zero; positive numbers are more than zero.


Does a negative number plus a negative number always a positive?

No. Adding two negative numbers will give a number which is more negative.


Which is greater negative 7 or positive 8?

Try to visualize the numbers on a number line. If one number is more to the right than another one (with the number line in standard position), it is greater. Specifically, any positive number is greater than any negative number.


Why is a negative number less than a positive number?

A negative number is defined as a number that is less than zero. Positive numbers, on the other hand, are more than zero. You can see that positive numbers are greater than negative numbers because they are all above zero, which negative numbers are not.


Explain how you can find the sign of the product of two or more rational numbers?

Negative times negative equals positive. Positive times positive equals positive. Positive times negative equals negative. If you have more than two numbers, multiply the first two and then apply these rules to each successive number in turn.


How does a number line help us to understand the relationship between positive and negative numbers and zero?

I suppose is shows that 0 is in the middle. Positive numbers are on one side (the right) with bigger numbers being further away from 0. Negative numbers are on the other side of 0 (normally the left) and the more negative the numbers are, the further they are from 0


What decimal numbers come before zero?

The decimal numbers that come before zero are : -20.3, -40.8 , -0.6 , -6.02 and many more . These are the numbers come before zero and present on left side of the number line.


Can the sum of two negative integers equal a positive number?

No. Adding negative numbers will make them more negative.


What combination of signed numbers always leads to a positive number?

If I understand the question correctly, the sum of two positive numbers will *always* yield a positive number. The product of two positive or two negative numbers will always yield a positive number. The division of two positive or two negative numbers will always yield a positive number. There are more examples along this line. I am not sure if this is what you wanted to know.


Where do you use negative numbers?

you use negative numbers when measuring the temperature when playing golf or jeopardy! hope this helps! The only place negative numbers work is on paper. It is good when you are having trouble to answer a question.When you need help i would use a number line because it saves getting the answer wrong or even use your fingers because getting the answer wrong is more embarrasing than using your hands/fingers or using a number line...lol


Is this true or false all negative numbers are less then zero?

It is true that all negative numbers are less than zero. Think of a number line, zero is to the right of each negative number. Think real world, if you owed $500 to the bank would you have more money or less money than someone who owed $0?


How do you know if its a negative or a positive number?

negative numbers are numbers less than zero. negative numbers have a negative sign in front of them EX: -9 negative nine positive numbers are anything more than zero. EX: 9 positive nine