Question
The opposite number of – 12 is____
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
Hint:
Two numbers are said to be opposites of each other, if their sum add up to zero.
The correct answer is: 12
We are asked to find the opposite of -12 . Let the value be x. Thus, we have:
. Solving the equation, we get:
![negative 12 plus x equals 0
x equals 12](data:image/png;base64,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)
Hence, the correct answer is option c.
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