alleryStart learning →Negative numbers are marked in which direction from zero?
ATo the left
BTo the ledge
CTo the lodge
DTo the lagoon
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. To the left
1. The positive side extends to the right of zero.
2. The negative side has to go the other way.
3. We mark several units to the left of zero for the negative numbers.
4. The intervals are kept the same width as on the positive side.
_Source: OpenStax Prealgebra 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 3 'Integers', sections 3.1-3.5_
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