Question

Which letter is located at the opposite of 1 1/2

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Letters A through F on a number line. Letter A is halfway between 2 and 3. Letter B is at 4. Letter C is halfway between negative 2 and negative 1. Letter D is halfway between negative 3 and negative 2. Letter E is at negative 5. Letter F is halfway between 0 and 1.

Answer 1

To find which letter is located at the opposite of \(1 \frac{1}{2}\), we first need to identify the position of \(1 \frac{1}{2}\) on the number line.

\(1 \frac{1}{2}\) is equal to \(1.5\).

The opposite of \(1.5\) in terms of number line values is \(-1.5\).

Next, we need to identify the values of the letters A through F based on the description provided:

- A is halfway between 2 and 3, which is \(2.5\).
- B is at \(4\).
- C is halfway between \(-2\) and \(-1\), which is \(-1.5\).
- D is halfway between \(-3\) and \(-2\), which is \(-2.5\).
- E is at \(-5\).
- F is halfway between \(0\) and \(1\), which is \(0.5\).

Now we can summarize the positions:
- A: \(2.5\)
- B: \(4\)
- C: \(-1.5\)
- D: \(-2.5\)
- E: \(-5\)
- F: \(0.5\)

Since we are looking for the letter corresponding to \(-1.5\), we see that:

- C is at \(-1.5\).

Therefore, the letter located at the opposite of \(1 \frac{1}{2}\) is **C**.