Question

i have a qusetion i really tried my best if a number is on a number line such as 6 what is its opposite is it 12 since 6+6 is 12?

Answer 1

No.

Study this site.

http://coolmath.com/prealgebra/08-signed-numbers-integers/05-signed-numbers-integers-opposite-01.htm

Answer 2

oh so its like 0 is the boss so like the number 6 opposite is -6

Answer 3

The opposite of 6 is -6 because 6 is a positve and -6 is a negative.
It all goes from 0 on a number line.
If you have a number line, look at the zero and go up to positve 6, next go back to zero and go down -6.
If you see what I mean, that's good:-)


Example: The opposite of -12 is 12
The opposite of 5 is -5

Hope this helps:-)

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