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Sawyer picks a negative number. What is true about the opposite of his number?

It is to the left of zero on the number line.

It will be farther from zero than his original number.

It is located at zero on the number line.

It is to the right of zero on the number line.

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Answer: It is to the right of zero on the number line.

Explanation:

The opposite of a negative is a positive.

Negatives go on the left side of number lines.

Positives go on the right side of number lines.

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It is to the right of zero on the number line.
In the number line, positive numbers are located to the right of zero and negative numbers are located to the left of Zero.

The chosen number is negative. So the opposite of negative is positive. Positive numbers are to the right side of zero.
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