2006-11-20 03:19:13 · 10 answers · asked by lola_smith_lolly 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
It helped me at the start to think of negative numbers as owing people money. For instance +5 means I have five dollars and -5 means I owe somebody five dollars. So if I have five dollars and I owe Joe ten dollars, after I give him my five, I still owe him five. In math, this would be
5 -10 = -5
which you could also write as
+5 + -10 = -5
I hope this helps.
2006-11-20 03:24:43 · answer #1 · answered by lightning711 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
Note the line of numbers above. 0 is at the center. Everything to the left of zero is negative and everything to the right is positive. For example, If I take -7 from +5, I start at the +5 spot and count 7 places to the left (including the zero). You end up at -2, which is the correct answer. (+5) - (-7)= -2. It works from both directions. Enjoy!
2006-11-20 03:37:07 · answer #2 · answered by krodgibami 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Draw a basic number line at the top of your paper going from -10 to +10. Practice basic addition and subtraction going back & forth on the number line until you have a good understanding of it. Some of the other functions: you may just have to memorize the basic formulas and as you work problems you will gain a better understanding.
2006-11-20 03:23:29 · answer #3 · answered by Dee 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
draw a horizontal line on a piece of paper. in the middle of the line, draw a point and name it "zero". now make points all down the line on both sides of the zero. starting on the right side of the zero (with the point closest to the zero) label them 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. then on the left side of the zero (starting with the closest point) label them -1, -2, -3, -4. (increasing the number as you move away from the zero. when doing addition and subtraction start on whatever number you have first. if you're adding...move to the right. if you're subtracting...move to the left. I'm going to assume you're not doing mulitplication or division yet.
2006-11-20 03:25:32 · answer #4 · answered by reeree 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try assigning a negative term from language to the number for example
-1 equals not something
1 equals for
not for something equals nothing which equals 0
2006-11-20 03:23:33 · answer #5 · answered by wyldjokers 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
positive are + or .>more than numbers. negitive are - or
2006-11-20 03:23:40
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cheers 4 de 2 points
2006-11-20 03:58:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
mmmm, bad at numbers, but fairly good at typing....
and I'd say you learn to count before you learn how to spell a word like 'positive'... 'negative' you got wrong but still you came close
so how is it that you don't know how to count?
2006-11-20 03:28:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What are you doing with them?
I hope it is appropriate.
2006-11-21 14:20:07 · answer #9 · answered by kaisermojo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well how old are you? well anyway i have no advice dont ask me !!!!!!! :0
2006-11-20 03:22:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋