Question

Give an example from your life experience of adding two negative numbers.

Short answer

The answer depends on the example.

Step-by-step solution

Step 1. Introduction of negative numbers.

• Since all the numbers which can be represented on a number line, are real numbers.
• All numbers to the left of zero on the number line are negative numbers.
• The domain of negative numbers is negative infinity to 0.
• Zero is neither a negative nor a positive number.
• A negative number has one side of the base number zero, the other side is a positive number.

Step 2. Example of a negative number.

Suppose I have withdrawn -$100 for rent from a credit card and -$50 for food. So, how much amount has to pay into the credit card.

As $100 for rent and $50 for food. So, the total paid amount is,

$-\$100+\$50=-\$150$

So, -$150 have to pay.