alleryStart learning →Two numbers the same distance from zero on either side are called:
AOrchestras
BOpposites
COccupants
DOrnaments
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Opposites
1. Distance from zero can be the same on both sides.
2. Such a pair sits on opposite sides of zero.
3. Because they are the same distance from zero, they are called opposites.
4. So the answer is opposites.
_Source: OpenStax Prealgebra 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 3 'Integers', sections 3.1-3.5_
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