Negative numbers are extremely important for indicating deficit.
If I have a certain number of bricks, and a certain number needed for a house, then if I do a simple sum and find that the number of bricks left over after building the house will be -320, then I know I don't have enough bricks, and need to buy 320 before the house can be built.
If I get a bank statement that says my current balance is -£89 then this means I owe the bank £89.
If I work out the percentage change in the number of people dying from flu each year, and it comes to -1.4%, then I know fewer and fewer people are dying from flu, and whatever action is being taken seems to be working.
These are just 3 examples in which negative numbers are very important.
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No. Whole numbers are counting numbers and zero.
What do I know about negative numbers? A lot.
We have negative numbers, because if there were no negative numbers, people wouldn't lose profit, they would always gain.
Yes, if you are adding two negative numbers then the answer will be a negative. However, if you are multiplying or dividing two negative numbers then the answer will be a positive number.
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