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Explain how you can find the opposite of the opposite of any number without using a number line

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You can solve this by multiplying any negative by a negative 1 ex. -(-11) = 11
User Keith Langmead
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The opposite of a number will be that number with a negative sign.

Examples:

Opposite of 5: -5
Opposite of -10: -(-10) = 10
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