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  1. Question
    Three of these statements about opposites and absolute value are false.
    Choices
    1. Item
      Absolute value is never negative
      Correct
      Yes
    2. Explanation
      The opposite of a negative number is positive, so this fails.
      Item
      The opposite of a number is negative
    3. Explanation
      Zero is neither positive nor negative; it sits between the two.
      Item
      Zero counts as a positive number
    4. Explanation
      Zero sits no distance from zero, so its absolute value is 0.
      Item
      Absolute value of 0 is undefined
Instructions
Tap the three false statements about opposites and absolute value to clear them.
_Source: OpenStax Prealgebra, Ch 3 Integers, section Absolute Value_

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