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.
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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Negative numbers are simply a continuation of the number line past zero. They indicate a deficit. Without negative numbers, you would not be able to do simple things, such as subtract 5 from 3.
They are used in accoutancy, temperature and alot of other places
The product of three negative numbers is negative.
They will be negative numbers as for example -5+(-7) = -12
No. Whole numbers are counting numbers and zero.
The product of three negative numbers is negative.
Where do we see negative numbers
It belongs to the set of negative rational numbers, negative real numbers, fractionall numbers, rational numbers, real numbers.
No, not all negative numbers are rational. There are many negative numbers that are irrational, just like the positive numbers.
Rational numbers can be negative or positive.
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.