How it works
The opposite of a number is the same distance from zero on the other side.
The opposite of 6 is −6. The opposite of −7/4 is 7/4.
The opposite of the opposite is the number you started with.
Worked examples
Integers
- The opposite of 6.
- Same distance from zero, other side.
- It is −6.
Fractions
- The dot is at 7/4.
- Its opposite is the same distance on the left.
- The opposite is −7/4.
Twice
- The opposite of the opposite of −7/4.
- The first opposite is 7/4 and the second flips back.
- It is −7/4.
A taste of the worksheet
These are the first problems of set A. The printable sheet has many more, with an answer key.
- What number is the dot at? Answer: ___
- What is the opposite of the number the dot shows? Answer: ___
- What is the opposite of −7?
- The three number lines are A on top, B in the middle and C at the bottom. Which one shows a number and its opposite?
- A point is 6 units to the left of 0 on a number line. How many units to the right of 0 is its opposite? Answer: ___