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▶ Negative symbol as opposite

Opposites in math involve flipping the sign of a number. A positive number's opposite is the same number but negative, and vice versa. The negative symbol represents the concept of "opposite." When multiple negative symbols are applied, each one flips the number across the number line, resulting in a positive or negative value.

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##What is the opposite of a number?

The opposite of a number is the number on the other side of $0$ on the number line, and the same distance from $0$.

Example:

$\redD{-5}$ is the opposite of $\greenD5$.

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##Ways to write the opposite of a number

We can write the opposite of a number using a negative sign.

Example:

The opposite of $-2.2$ can be written $-(-2.2)$.

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##Practice

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