Question

Which statement explains why –27 is the opposite number of 27? Answer Choices They are the same quantity with different signs. They are an equal distance from 1 on the number line. They are both greater than 0. They are odd numbers.

Answer 1

"They are the same quantity with different signs" is the answer, 27 and -27 are the same  number ( quantity) just one is a positive number and the other is a negative number.

Answer 2

Now... -27 and 27 are equally the same number, but in different signs, but they are also same distance from each other. So i'd say: They are the same quantity with different signs.