Answer
The opposite of a positive number is always negative.
Work Step by Step
The statement is not true for negative numbers since the opposite of a negative number is positive. The corrected statement is above.
Algebra 1
by Hall, Prentice
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0133500403
ISBN 13:
978-0-13350-040-0
Chapter 1 - Foundations for Algebra - 1-5 Adding and Subtracting Real Numbers - Lesson Check - Page 33: 9
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