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.
Loss or negative growth, mostly in economic matters temperature
A coordinate graph is a graph of pairs of numbers that represent real-life situations.
Any situation numbers are used.
No, they are quite real. It is just that in some situations it makes sense to use negative numbers, in others not.
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Loss or negative growth, mostly in economic matters temperature
A coordinate graph is a graph of pairs of numbers that represent real-life situations.
Any situation numbers are used.
No, they are quite real. It is just that in some situations it makes sense to use negative numbers, in others not.
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weather and sports
scatter plots, you see show this information.
A negative number times a negative number gives you a POSITIVE number, not a negative number.
Negative numbers can be used for weather, when we talk about temperature that is below zero.
It belongs to the set of negative rational numbers, negative real numbers, fractionall numbers, rational numbers, real numbers.
There are many situations where integers are simply not enough. However, "real numbers" are mainly of theoretical importance; for most practical situations, numbers that have a limited number of decimals work quite well.
It is possible to live a long and productive life without ever multiplying a negative number outside of a classroom.