The answer depends on whether you mean the additive opposite (+16) or the multiplicative opposite (-1/16).
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The additive opposite is negative 8 (-8) (because the absolute value of negative 8 is 8, or positive 8).
The absolute value of a number is always positive or zero, while its opposite is always negative or zero. The relationship between the absolute value of a number and its opposite is that they have the same numerical value but opposite signs. For example, the absolute value of -5 is 5, and the opposite of 5 is -5.
Negative seven or -7
A negative number. For example: -I -2 I = -2 because -2= 2 and the opposite of 2 is -2.
-22 ( negative 22 )