IXL | Understanding opposite integers | 6th grade math

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Graph -5 on the number line.

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What number is the opposite of -5?

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Graph -3 on the number line.

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What number is the opposite of -3?

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Opposite numbers are the same distance from 0, but in opposite directions on the number line.

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Find -3 on the number line and graph the point.

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-3 is to the left of 0.

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3 is the same distance to the right of 0.

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The opposite of -3 is 3.

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