The Opposite of a Number

What is the opposite of 12?

• 12
• -12
• 0
• 1/12

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What is the opposite -5?

• 5
• 0
• -5
• 10

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What is the opposite of 0?

• -0
• 1
• 0 does not have an opposite
• 0

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What is true about opposites?

• They are on the same side of zero

• They are the same distance away from zero.

• They are not really opposites

• They are the same number

What is the opposite of -4.5?

• -4.5
• 0
• 4.5
• 1/4.5

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What integer represents the opposite of 100 feet above sea level and what does zero mean?

• -100 and zero is sea level

• 100 and zero is sea level

• -100 and zero is where it started

• 100 and zero is where it started

The opposite of a negative is always a ___________

• positive
• negative
• absolute value
• inequality

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How do you know that 5 and -5 are opposites? 

• Because they both have a 5 
• They are the same distance from 0 and on opposite sides of 0 
• Because they are the same 
• They both are on a number line 

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What integer represents the opposite of a withdrawal of $25 and what zero means.

• 25 and zero is $0

• 25 and zero is the amount of money they started with

• -25 and zero is the amount of money they started with

• -25 and zero is $0

What is the opposite of 9?

• 9

• -9

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