The Opposite of the Opposite
I can find the opposite of a number and understand that the opposite of an opposite is the original number.
📘 Word Bank + Sentence Frames
oppositenegative sign−(−x)number line
- The opposite of a number is the same distance from 0 on the other side.
- −(−5) = 5: the opposite of the opposite returns the original.
👀 See It
Opposite of 7 is −7. Opposite of −7 is 7. So −(−7) = 7.
✏️ Your Turn
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1. What is the opposite of −3?
2. What is −(−9)?
3. The opposite of the opposite of 4 is…
💬 Explain Your Thinking
Explain why the opposite of an opposite returns the start:
"The opposite of blank is blank. The opposite of that is blank, because flipping the sign twice blank."