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What are Positive and Negative Numbers? Instructional VideoWhat are Positive and Negative Numbers? Instructional Video
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What are Positive and Negative Numbers?

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Is zero positive or is it negative? Are all positive numbers to the right of zero on the number line? Are all negative numbers to the left of zero on the number line? Are all positive numbers greater than zero? Are all negative numbers less than zero? Watch this video as the instructor explains zero, positive numbers, negative numbers and their relationships to each other.

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absolute value, inequalities, negative integers, number 0, number lines, numbers, positive numbers, positive integers

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positive numbers, negative numbers, zero, absolute value, greater than, less than, math
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Grade
5th - 8th
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Math
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4:30
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