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AThey are numbers greater than 0
BThey are numbers equal to 0
CThey are numbers that have no value
DThey are numbers less than 0
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. They are numbers less than 0
1. The definition of a negative number is stated directly in terms of zero.
2. A negative number is any number whose value is less than 0.
3. On the number line, that places every negative number to the left of zero.
_Source: OpenStax Elementary Algebra (CC BY 4.0), Ch 1 "Foundations", section 1.3 Add and Subtract Integers_
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