The midnight temperatures at a hill town on four nights were −2°C, −6°C, 1°C and −5°C. On how many of those nights was the temperature below freezing point?

On the number line, the integer on the **right** is the **larger** one. So 5 > 2, but also −2 > −5. This often surprises students: even though 5 is bigger than 2, **−5 is smaller than −2**, because −5 is further to the left. Any positive integer is larger than any negative integer, and zero sits between them.