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What real life situation use negative numbers?
weather and sports
What are 10 real life situations do we use negative numbers?
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.
How do you use negative and positive numbers in everyday?
negative numbers> temperature.
What happened 16th century that caused people to use negative numbers?
they wanted numbers below zero and called them negative numbers
How do you use negative and positive numbers in real life?
You use positive numbers all the time, like in a store. But negative numbers are used when you're in debt. The more money you owe, the more you're in debt, the lower the numbers go. Also in games where you can have points deducted, sometimes you may end up with -5 points.
