computers, calculators
The first place to use negative integers was China around 200 B.C
negative numbers> temperature.
we dont know yet.....
Negative numbers are often used when there are opposites; in this case, one of the opposites is assigned positive numbers, the other, negative numbers. For example, you might:* Use positive numbers for positions above sea level, and negative for below sea level. * Use positive numbers for money you have in your bank account; negative numbers for money you owe others. * Use positive numbers for northern latitudes, and negative numbers for southern latitudes. Or vice versa. * There are lots of other situations where opposites are involved, but you probably get the idea.
computers, calculators
The first place to use negative integers was China around 200 B.C
negative numbers> temperature.
Some people work as a teacher or a mathmetition, they use negative numbers in their everyday lives. Some people use negative numbers when they are overdue.
we use negative numbers because if negative numbers wont be dere den den positive numbers wont also be dere so dere wont be any number.
You use negative numbers to represent subtractions (10-5 is same as 10 + -5) Also, you use these to represent things that can be negative.
we dont know yet.....
You use a negative rational number when an answer is below zero.
Taking an inventory of how close I am to making this month's house payment.
Negative numbers are often used when there are opposites; in this case, one of the opposites is assigned positive numbers, the other, negative numbers. For example, you might:* Use positive numbers for positions above sea level, and negative for below sea level. * Use positive numbers for money you have in your bank account; negative numbers for money you owe others. * Use positive numbers for northern latitudes, and negative numbers for southern latitudes. Or vice versa. * There are lots of other situations where opposites are involved, but you probably get the idea.
they wanted numbers below zero and called them negative numbers
Negative rational numbers are used in the same way that negative whole numbers are used: they are simply the additive inverses of their positive counterparts.