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You need to have numbers that represent the idea of taking something away. If I pile up some dirt and consider the ground as level zero. Then the height of my hill is a positive number.
If I dig a ditch, I must take dirt away. If the earth again is ground zero, the depth of my ditch can be given as a negative number.
If my hill is 101 feet high, I use 101, but if it is 101 feet deep, I use -101.
Other examples are owing money as a negative and earning as a positive.
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How many places do you find negative numbers?
You find negative numbers in a variety of places, including...BanksThermometersNumber linesFootball league tablesI have been finding out where you can find negative numbers for homework.Hope this comes in handy !
Where can you find negative numbers?
Negative numbers can be found to the left of 0 on the number line.
Where can you find positive and negative numbers in your house?
Positive numbers, on your door. Negative in your freezer.
How do you find the quotient of the two numbers when one is positive and one is negative?
Pretend both the numbers are positive, find the quotient as normal and then make it negative.
What is a negative times a positive times a positive?
A negative. If you have a string of positive and negative numbers multiplied together, all you need to find the sign of the answer is to find the parity of the negative numbers. If there are an odd number of negatives then the answer is negative and if there are an even number of negatives then the answer is positive. Remember, positive numbers make no difference to the sign of the answer.
