Opposites and Absolute Value

What is the opposite of 12?

• 12
• -12
• 0
• 1/12

What is the opposite -5?

• 5
• 0
• -5
• 10

What is the opposite of 0?

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

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

What is the opposite of -4.5?

• -4.5
• 0
• 4.5
• 1/4.5

How far is the opposite 15  located away from 0?

• 30
• 15
• -15
• 1

What is the opposite number for the integer 2?

• 0
• -2
• 2
• 20

Opposites can be?

• positive
• negative
• positive or negative

• |10| = 10
• |-10| = 10
• |-10| = -10
• -|10| = 10

Compare |-5| to the |-10|

• |-5| > |-10|
• |-5| = |-10|
• |-5| < |-10|