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How does a number line shows that 8 and -8 are opposites

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First of all, opposites are their positive and negative number. For example 4 is the opposite of -4. In total, they have the same amount of spaces from 0. 8 and -8 are 16 spaces from 0.
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They are both 8 spaces away from 0 in opposite directions.
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