alleryStart learning →The opposite of a number sits the same distance from zero but on which side?
AThe occupied side
BThe outermost side
CThe opposite side
DThe observed side
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. The opposite side
1. Opposites share a distance from zero.
2. What separates them is which way that distance is measured.
3. The opposite of a number is the same distance from zero but on the opposite side of zero.
4. So the answer is the opposite side.
_Source: OpenStax Prealgebra 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 3 'Integers', sections 3.1-3.5_
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