Whenever you keep a budget, comparing income to spending, you are adding positive and negative values.
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negative numbers> temperature.
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
Since 405 is positive, using one negative number forces one to actually use two negative numbers. The pair -1x-405 would work for instance.
I am glad you asked, I had some homework on positive and negative numbers and needed info, the countries that use these kind of numbers are definitely USA and the UK.