Question

Write the following numbers in symbols:

(1) positive two
(2) negative six
(3) negative ten
(4) zero
(5) positive eighteen
(6) negative twenty-three

Answer 1

Positive of a number a is represented as +a and negative of a number a is represented as −a. Thus, we have:

(1) Representation of positive two = +2

(2) Representation of negative six = −6

(3) Representation of negative ten = −10

(4) Representation of zero = 0

(5) Representation of positive eighteen = +18

(6) Representation of negative twenty three = −23