Question

charlie said, "the opposite of 3 is -3. The opposite of 3/4 is -3/4. I think the opposite of a number is always negative." Charlie's claim is not true. Explain why, and give an example of a number whose opposite is not a negative

Answer 1

His statement is incorrect since the opposite of -23 is 23 which is a positive number.

Answer 2

Charlie's statement is not true because the opposite of a negative number is not negative, it is positive.

Example:

The opposite of -2 is 2.