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Numbers below zero

Numbers below zero

Number line from -10 to 8 with arrows showing 6 minus 11 landing at -5 and -4 plus negative 6 landing at -10, with a note that further left means smaller

A negative number is less than 000, and a positive number is greater than 000. On a number line, numbers get bigger as you move right and smaller as you move left.

Negative Numbers Lesson

  1. GCSE
  2. /Maths
  3. /Negative Numbers

Step-by-step lessons covering Edexcel GCSE Maths Negative Numbers for Foundation and Higher tier. Each lesson works through exam-style questions in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 format. Build fluency with number, ratio and algebra first, since geometry, probability and statistics topics rely on them, and leave extra time nearer the exam for Higher-tier problem-solving and multi-step reasoning questions.

Lessons

Multiplication and DivisionTimeMetric ConversionsWriting, Simplifying and Ordering FractionsPlace ValueRoundingNegative NumbersPowers and RootsBIDMASFactors and MultiplesCoordinatesPictograms