Positive numbers are numbers that are greater than 0. These numbers can be written with or without a positive sign. Negative numbers are less than 0 and are always written with a negative sign.
900
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Positive numbers are numbers that are greater than 0. These numbers can be written with or without a positive sign. Negative numbers are less than 0 and are always written with a negative sign.
Integers are the set of whole numbers and their opposites. Let’s use this information to write a positive or negative integer that represents the given situation.
A hiker climbs 900 feet up a mountain.
The words climbs ... up tell us that a hiker goes above certain level. This means that the height the hiker is on is increasing. We use positive numbers to express the enlargement of a number.
900
