Question

Which statements about the opposite of −12 are true?

Select each correct answer.

A. −12 and its opposite are on located on the same side of zero on a number line
B. The opposite of −12 is -1/12
C.−12and its opposite are located the same distance from zero on a number line.
D.The opposite of the opposite of −12 is −12

Answer 1

the oposite of a number is located on the oposite side of the 0 on the number line
the oposite of a number is the negative of a number, if the number is already negative, double negative cancels to make positive


so
oposite of -12 is +12

A. false, they are on oposite sides

B. false, it is 12, not -1/12 (just fyi, later you will learn that -1/12 is the reciprocal of -12 but that doesn't matter right now)

C. correct, -12 is 12 units behind 0, 12 is 12 units after 12

D. what, are they joking, wrong



C is the right answer

Answer 2

C and D because the opposite of -12 is 12.