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Are 0.5 and -0.5 equal or are they opposites?

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Answer:

Opposites

Explanation:

The opposite of a number is when it changes from either positive to negative or negative to positive. The opposite of 0.5 is -0.5, just like the opposite of -0.5 is 0.5.

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They are opposites because one is negative
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