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Name the integer that meets the given description of the opposite of -17

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the integer would be 17 because on the number line, its the same amount of units from -17 and opposite in sign
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The integer that meets the opposite of -17 would be positive 17. The opposite of a positive integer is a negative integer, and the opposite of a negative integer is a positive integer.
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