Remember: The opposite of a number is the same distance from zero on the other side.
On the number line
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What is the opposite of the number the dot shows?
2
What is the opposite of −2/3?
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The opposite of the opposite of the opposite of 8 is .
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A is at −4 and B is its opposite. Which number is exactly halfway between A and B?
−2402
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Every number except 0 has an opposite that is a different number.
TrueFalse
Flips and special numbers
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Which number has an opposite that is bigger than itself?
123.5−0.80
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The temperature was −9 degrees, then it changed to the opposite number. What is the new temperature?
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Circle every pair that are opposites.
7 and 1/7−5 and 52 and −3−0.3 and 0.3−4 and −4
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Join each to its answer.
1the opposite of −15
2the opposite of 6.4
3the opposite of the opposite of −2
4the opposite of 0
A−2
B−6.4
C0
D15
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−9 and its opposite are marked on the number line. How many units apart are they?
Stretch
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Which sentence is true about a number and its opposite?
They are on the same side of zeroThey are the same distance from zeroThey are always both negativeThey are always both whole numbers
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Number the steps to find the opposite of −6.
Count how far it is from zero: 6 steps
Go the same distance on the other side of zero
Stop at 6: that is the opposite
Find −6 on the number line
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Pip says the opposite of −2.5 is −2.5, because it keeps the 2.5. Write how you know Pip is wrong, and the opposite.
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