Negative numbers: everyday examples
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Negative numbers: everyday examples
Negative numbers are used in lots of different situations. Temperature You read about negative numbers in weather reports and on food packaging. The temperature -5?C is `negative five degrees' and it means 5 degrees below zero. Read more about negative numbers on food packaging in the factsheet Storing frozen food. Buildings If you watch the floors as you go down in a lift, starting on the third floor you'll see:
3, 2, 1, 0, -1, -2 In this example building, -2 is the second floor underground.
Bank statements If you spend more money than you have in your bank account it shows up as a negative number. Sometimes these numbers are written in red, with a negative sign in front of them, or you'll see the letters DR. These all mean that the account is overdrawn!
Here's a section from Anna's statement. It shows that she's ?135 overdrawn. This is the same as saying -?135. She has negative one hundred and thirty five pounds in the bank.
Date 17 Feb 19 Feb 22 Feb
24 Feb
Description
Details
ATM (withdrawal) Stoke 1030
Misc deposit
Cheque
100629
Cheque
100630
End balance
Money out Money in Balance
20.00
40.00
150.00 75.00
50.00
90.00 DR -60.00 DR -135.00 DR -135.00
Look around and see if you can find other examples where negative numbers are used to show less than zero.
? BBC 2011
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