Question

Find the opposite of 1/3 and of -7/12

Answer 1

the opposite of 1/3 is -1/3.
the opposite of -7/12 is 7/12

Answer 2

Opposite number is the same number with the opposite sign:

So the opposite of
`(1)/(3)` is
`-(1)/(3)`, since the original number is positive

opposite of
`- (7)/(12)` is
`(7)/(12)`, since the original number is negative