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Application Of Negative Numbers On The Number List

July 9, 2025
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Maryam Syed

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These notes explain how to understand and compare negative numbers using a number line. The key method is “Left is Less, Right is More,” meaning numbers further to the right are greater—even with negatives, like -3 being greater than -7.

Application of negative numbers on the Number List

Application of negative numbers on the number list means understanding where negative numbers are placed and how we use them in real life. In simpler words, it is learning how to read, use, and compare negative numbers on a number line.


Left is Less, Right is More Method

  • Left is Less: Numbers to the left on a number line are smaller.

  • Right is More: Numbers to the right on a number line are bigger.


Example

Which is greater, -3 or -7?

  1. Think of the number line

  2. -7 is on the left, -3 is on the right

  3. Since right is more, -3 is greater than -7

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