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Jane completes several example problems that ask her to find the opposite of the opposite of a number, and for each example, a result is a positive number. Jane concludes that when she takes the opposite of the opposite of any number, the result will always be positive. Is Jane correct? Why or Why Not?

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Answer:

no she is not correct. is you start with a negative then its opposite's opposite will be negative

Explanation:

EXAMPLE:

-5 ⇒ 5

5 ⇒ -5

*the arrow represents changing the number to its opposite*

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