It is the sign that is opposite, not the number
But if the number magnitude is the same, it is correct to say that ,for example, negative 6 is the opposite of positive six.
But negative 4 is not the opposite of negative 8, for example
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Its a negative. same sign with multiplication is positive, opposite is negative.
The answer will always be Negative in Sign. If they are the same sign, it will always be Positive in Sign.
The opposite of -98 is 98. In mathematics, the opposite of a negative number is the positive version of that number with the same magnitude. Therefore, when you reverse the sign of -98, you get 98.
The opposite of -1.2 is 1.2. In mathematics, the opposite of a number is the same number with the opposite sign. Therefore, when you change the sign of a negative number, you get its opposite positive number.
For each positive number, there is a negative number that is its opposite. We write the opposite of a positive number with a negative or minus sign in front.The opposite of a number is also called its additive inverse.For example, 5 is the additive inverse of -5 and -5 is the additive inverse of 5.