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 \n2) What number is the opposite of 2?  \n3) What number is the opposite of-(-16)?  \n4) What number is the opposite of 8?  \n5) What number is the opposite of-(-43)?  \n6) What number is the opposite of-(-39)?  \n7) What number is the opposite of-41?  \n8) What number is the opposite of-(-10)?  \n9) What number is the opposite of-12?  \n10) What number is the opposite of-27?  \n11) What number is the opposite of-30?  \n12) What number is the opposite of-7?  \n13) What number is the opposite of 47?  \n14) What number is the opposite of-37?  \n15) What number is the opposite of-(-33)?  \n16) What number is the opposite of-(-41)?  \n17) What number is the opposite of 28?  \n18) What number is the opposite of-(-49)?  \n19) What number is the opposite of-(-39)?  \n20) What number is the opposite of-44?  \n1.  \n2.  \n3.  \n4.  \n5.  \n6.  \n7.  \n8.  \n9.  \n10.  \n11.  \n12.  \n13.  \n14.  \n15.  \n16.  \n17.  \n18.  \n19.  \n20.  \nAnswers  \nMath  \n[www.CommonCoreSheets.com](www.CommonCoreSheets.com)  \n1  \n1-10 11-20  \n95  \n45  \n90  \n40  \n85  \n35  \n80  \n30  \n75  \n25  \n70  \n20  \n65  \n15  \n60  \n10  \n55  \n5  \n50  \n0  \nFinding Opposites of Positive and Negative  \nName: Answer Key  \n\n| Solve each problem.\u003Cbr>1) What number is the opposite of-36? |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  36  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) | What number is the opposite of 2? | 2. -2 |\n| 3) | What number is the opposite of-(-16)? | 3. -16 |\n| 4) | What number is the opposite of 8? | 4. -8 |\n| 5) | What number is the opposite of-(-43)? | 5. -43 |\n| 6) | What number is the opposite of-(-39)? | 6.  -39  |\n| 7) | What number is the opposite of-41? | 7. 41 |\n| 8) | What number is the opposite of-(-10)? | 8. -10 |\n| 9) | What number is the opposite of-12? | 9. 12 |\n| 10) | What number is the opposite of-27? | 10. 27 |\n| 11) | What number is the opposite of-30? | 11. 30 |\n| 12) | What number is the opposite of-7? | 12. 7 |\n| 13) | What number is the opposite of 47? |  |\n| 14) | What number is the opposite of-37? | 13.  -47  |\n| 15) | What number is the opposite of-(-33)? | 14.  37  |\n| 16) | What number is the opposite of-(-41)? | 15.  -33  |\n| 17) | What number is the opposite of 28? | 16.  -41  |\n| 18) | What number is the opposite of-(-49)? | 17.  -28  |\n| 19) | What number is the opposite of-(-39)? 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