Week 1: Positive and Negative Integers

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A number line represents a series of integers extending to infinity in both directions – it is important that the numbers are evenly spaced and there are arrows on both ends. In real life we use negative numbers to represent debt (“in the red”), distance below sea (or ground) level and temperatures below zero degrees. But we haven’t always had a way to represent these concepts and at one time mathematicians didn’t believe negative numbers existed. (Read the about the history of negative numbers below).

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Negative Numbers Game from BBC Bitesize

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