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1. Negative numbers are
numbers that are
less than zero.
We write a minus sign in
front of the digits to show
that they are negative.

2. Looking at number lines can help us
to understand negative numbers.
-10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Positive Numbers (more than 0)Negative Numbers (less than 0)
Lower numbers are on
the left and higher
numbers are on the right.
5 is higher than -7
-1 is higher than -9
Is -8 higher or lower than 7?
Is 14 higher or lower than -15?

3. We use negative
numbers in many
different ways.
The temperature
is -7oC.
It’s VERY cold!
My bank balance is -£100.
I owe the bank 100 pounds!
The coordinates of the
green circle are (-6, 4).
Level -3 is three
floors below
ground floor.

4. When you are solving negative number problems
with a calculator, look for the +/- key.
Let’s work out -5 + 7
using a calculator.
Press these buttons…
+/- 5 + 7 =
This tells the calculator to
make the next number that
you enter negative.
The answer is 2.

5. -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Positive NumbersNegative Numbers
-10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Positive NumbersNegative Numbers
Positive NumbersNegative Numbers
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-10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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3 4
Write five negative numbers
that are larger than:
-30
Write five negative numbers
that are less than:
-5
Write five negative numbers
that are larger than:
-10
Write five negative numbers
that are less than:
-100

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9 10
11 12
What numbers are shown by
the arrows on this number line?
What numbers are shown by
the arrows on this number line?
Mark the following three numbers
on the number line below.
Mark the following three numbers
on the number line below.
-10 -5 0 -25 0
-9 -4 -2
-10 -5 0
-80 -75 -9
-90 0

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Can you calculate the total
of each row and column in
the boxes above?
1.
-2 - -8 + -2 =
- + - +
-8 + 1 - -9 =
+ - + +
2 - -5 + 8 =
= = = =
+ + =
2.
5 - -8 + 0 =
- + - +
-8 + -7 - -9 =
+ - + +
3 - -7 + 5 =
= = = =
+ + =
3.
4 - -9 + 2 =
- + - +
-9 + -9 - -10 =
+ - + +
1 - -9 + -6 =
= = = =
+ + =
4.
6 - 3 + -4 =
- + - +
3 + 0 - -10 =
+ - + +
4 - -6 + 1 =
= = = =
+ + =

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