Question

Are -(-12) and -12 opposites

Answer 1

yes they are opposites bc -(-12)=12 the - outside of the parenthesis makes it opposite and -12 and 12 are opposite so YES

Answer 2

`-(-12)` and
`-12` are opposites because the negative before the parentheses of
`-(-12)` multiplies.

`-1*-12=12\\eq -12`

So therefore,
`-(-12)` is not equal to
`-12`