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 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 8 Negative numbers Recognising negative numbers You have to be able to use negative (or directed) numbers in many everyday contexts, for example with temperatures, bank balances etc. A temperature of 6 degrees below zero is ?6°. If your bank account is ￡100 overdrawn, then your balance is ?￡100. In your exam, you might be asked to put some numbers in order. You have to remember, for instance, that ?10 is less than ?5. Sometimes it helps to see negative numbers on a number line. Try the question below: Question Order the numbers - 5, ?2, 3, ?9, ?2.5, 0.5. Negative nu