How are integers used in real life? - Answers

Integers are everywhere: There are 7 days in a week. 24 hours in a day. If you are wondering about negative numbers: altitude (below sea level) can be represented by negative numbers: New Orleans is 8 feet below Sea Level. Temperatures can be negative numbers. A cash flow can be positive or negative. If a person has expenses of $1800 per month, and he lost his job, then found a temporary job earning $1300 per month, and he pays the difference of $500 per month out of savings, then his net cash flow is -500 dollars per month. You can go to one of the financial Stock Market websites and find many companies which are currently operating with negative profits. You may hear on the news about the Government's deficit, which means they are spending more than they take in. They finance the difference through debt, rather than having any 'savings' to draw from, though.