Negative Numbers &
Real-World Situations
Positive Integers
Negative Integers
* 17 feet above sea level
* 5 feet below sea level
* 50 degrees above zero
* 14 degrees below zero
* 4 floors above street level
* 3 floors below street level
* $12 earned
* $2 owed/spent
* 5 yard gain in a football game
* 10 yard loss in a football game
* 6 points won in a game
* 3 points lost in a game
* 3 pounds gained
* 4 pounds lost
* price of gas went up $0.25
* price of gas went down $0.10
* in a timeline – 2007 A.D.
* in a timeline – 2007 B.C.
Negative Numbers – Real-World Situations
M. Bray 10/2007