Question

7. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. -58 and -1,248 are negative integers
B. opposite integers are the same distance
from zero
C. 38 is the opposite of -38
D. zero is a positive number

Answer 1

Zero is neither positive nor negative. It is considered a neutral number.

Step-by-step explanation:

The answer that is NOT true is D. zero is a positive number. Zero is neither positive nor negative, it is considered a neutral number. Positive numbers are those that are greater than zero, while negative numbers are less than zero. Zero acts as a reference point on the number line and separates positive numbers from negative numbers.

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