Question

Select from the drop-down menus to correctly complete each statement. −25 is 25 units to the of zero on a number line. The opposite of −25 is 25 units to the of zero on a number line.

Answer 1

−25 is 25 units to the left of zero on a number line and

The opposite of −25 is 25 units to the right of zero on a number line.

Explanation:

• a line on which we have numbers from negative infinity till positive infinity is a number line.

• so, it will obviously have 0 in the middle.

• in the left we will have negative numbers and on the right of 0 we will have positive numbers.

• the magnitude of the numbers will be increasing from 0 on both the sides.

• see the uploaded image in the attachment for better understanding.

• so, by seeing the image in attachment, we can say that,

−25 is 25 units to the left of zero on a number line and

The opposite of −25 is 25 units to the right of zero on a number line.

here, opposite of -25 refers to +25, which will be 25 units to the right of zero on a number line.