Negative numbers: below zero
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What you will learn
By the end, you can say which of two negative numbers is colder and put them in order.
The weather station reads -6°C. Brrr! Zero is not the coldest it can get — numbers keep going below zero.
Read the explanation
Below zero the numbers go -1, -2, -3… and keep going. The further below zero, the smaller (colder) the number. -7 is colder than -3 because -7 is further below zero.
- Zero is not the coldest temperature.
- The further below zero, the colder.
- On a number line, smaller numbers sit further left.