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What are Positive and Negative Numbers?

What are positive and negative numbers?

Summary

  1. #s is an abbreviation for numbers
  2. '> 0' means greater than 0
  3. 1, 2, 3, 4 and so on are positive numbers
  4. 1/2, 3.8 and all other numbers greater than 0 are also positive numbers
  5. -1, -2, -3, -4 and so on are negative numbers
  6. '< 0' means less than 0
  7. -1.6, -4 1/3, and all other numbers less than 0 are also negative numbers

Notes

    1. Positive # Examples:
    2. You HAVE $2 in your pocket.
    3. You HAVE 6 pencils in a bag.
    4. You eat lunch for 30 minutes.
    5. 1, 2, 3, 4 and so on are positive numbers
    1. Positive # Examples:
    2. You HAVE $2 in your pocket.
    3. You HAVE 6 pencils in a bag.
    4. You eat lunch for 30 minutes.
    5. 1, 2, 3, 4 and so on are positive numbers
    6. 1/2 is a positive rational number
    1. Negative # Examples:
    2. You OWE a friend $5.
    3. The temperature is BELOW zero!
    4. -1, -2, -3, -4 and so on are negative numbers
    5. All other numbers less than 0 are also negative numbers
    6. -1 means negative 1
    7. 1 (without '-') means positive 1
    8. A negative sign is sometimes called a minus sign
    1. Negative # Examples:
    2. You OWE a friend $5.
    3. The temperature is BELOW zero!
    4. -1, -2, -3, -4 and so on are negative numbers
    1. 0 is a special case