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Opposite Integers Worksheet

Explore and identify opposite integers on a number line, and understand their relationship to zero.

Grade 6 Math Number SenseOpposite Integers
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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.NS.C.5CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.NS.C.6.A

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Opposite Integers

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Read each question carefully and provide the best answer. Remember that opposite integers are numbers that are the same distance from zero on a number line, but in opposite directions.

1. What is the opposite of -7?

a

-7

b

0

c

7

d

1/7

2. Which of the following pairs are opposite integers?

a

(3, 4)

b

(-5, 5)

c

(2, -3)

d

(-1, 0)

3. The opposite of 12 is  .

4. Zero is its own  .

5. A number and its opposite are the same   from zero on a number line.

6. Plot the integer -4 and its opposite on the number line below. Label both points.

-10 -7 -4 -1 2 5 8 11 14 17 20 0

7. Write an integer to represent a debt of $50. Then, write its opposite.

8. The opposite of a positive integer is always a negative integer.

T

True

F

False

9. The opposite of zero is undefined.

T

True

F

False

10. If an integer 'x' is located 8 units to the left of zero on a number line, what is the value of 'x' and its opposite?