Exercise 40 Page 250

Numbers that are located on opposite sides of 0 and are the same distance from 0 on a number line are called opposite numbers. We are given an integer and want to write its opposite. Let's plot this number on a number line.

The distance from the point to 0 is 8 units. Since the point is to the right of 0, it is 8. We will measure the same distance on the opposite side of the number line to find the opposite of 8. Let's do it!

The opposite number is -8. Opposite of8: & -8