IXL | Understanding opposite integers

Graph -4 on the number line.

What number is the opposite of -4?

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Graph 2 on the number line.

What number is the opposite of 2?

Opposite numbers are the same distance from 0, but in opposite directions on the number line.

Find 2 on the number line and graph the point.

2 is to the right of 0.

-2 is the same distance to the left of 0.

The opposite of 2 is -2.

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