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Answer 1

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Loss of 52 pounds, -52

Opposite, 52

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Answer 2

-52, and the opposite of this is 52.

Explanation:

If we are losing 52 pounds, then our number is -52 since we are losing 52 pounds (adding a negative number to a positive number is the same as subtracting that number).

The opposite of a number is when we negate the number, or multiply it by -1.

A negative number times a negative number is a positive number.

`-52\cdot-1 = 52\cdot1 = 52`

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