Question

Identify the opposite of -4. Then, use complete sentences to explain where -4 and its opposite are located on the number line.

Answer 1

Opposite of -4 is 4.

Explanation:

The opposite of -4 is 4.

Here is a number line:

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----------------(-4)-(-3)-(-2)-(-1)-(0)-(1)-(2)-(3)-(4)-----------------

So -4 and 4 are on opposite sides of 0 while having the same distance from 0.

The distance that -4 is from 0 is 4.

The distance that 4 is from 0 is 4.

If your number line is as the way I drew it above,-4 means left 4 from 0 and 4 means right 4 from 0.

0 is the midpoint of a line segment beginning at -4 and ending at 4.

Answer 2

the opposite of -4 is 4.

Explanation:

-4 is on the negative side of the number line and 4 is on the positive