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Positive numbers are greater than 0. They’re on the opposite side of 0 from the negative numbers. If you were to arrange a tug-of-war between positive and negative numbers, the positive numbers would line up on the right side of 0. Negative numbers get smaller and smaller, the farther they are from 0. This situation can get confusing because you may think that –400 is bigger than –12. But just think of –400°F and –12°F. Neither is anything pleasant to think about, but –400°F is definitely less pleasant — colder, lower, smaller.