Roberto says that the opposite of a certain integer is - 5. cindy concludes that the opposite of an integer is always negative. explain cindy's error

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Drew Fuentes

2 April, 01:15

Roberto says that the opposite of a certain integer is - 5. cindy concludes that the opposite of an integer is always negative. explain cindy's error

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Quinn Stephenson · Answer 1

Integers are set of whole numbers and their counterparts, for example:

..., - 3, - 2, - 1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ...

If the given integer is below 0, then its opposite will be positive. Let's check it on the example:

Opposite of 5 is - 5 (so Cindy is right here)

But opposite of - 5 is 5 (so she's wrong)