Understanding Signed Numbers

The video tutorial explains how to determine signed numbers to describe various situations. It uses examples such as winning a prize, temperature changes, snorkeling depth, lottery loss, and weight loss to illustrate when to use positive or negative numbers. The tutorial emphasizes understanding gains and losses in different contexts and how they relate to positive and negative values.

If Carlos had lost $46 instead of winning, which signed number would best describe this situation?

• Positive 46

• Negative 46

• Positive 4

• Negative 4

How would you represent a temperature that is 4 degrees above zero?

• Positive 40

• Negative 40

• Positive 4

• Negative 4

What signed number would best describe Kayla snorkeling 38 feet below the water surface?

• Negative 38

• Positive 38

• Positive 4

• Negative 4

If Laney had won $49 in the lottery, which signed number would represent this?

• Positive 49

• Negative 60

• Positive 60

• Negative 49

Which signed number would describe Sean gaining 60 pounds last year?

• Positive 49

• Negative 49

• Positive 60

• Negative 60