Find the opposite of an integer

Two numbers that are the same distance from 0 on the number line, but on opposite sides of it, are called opposites or negatives

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Two numbers that are the same distance from 0 on the number line, but on opposite sides of it, are called opposites or negatives

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The opposite of the opposite (or negative) of a number is that number

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To write the opposite of a number, a โ€“ symbol is used.ย  For example, the opposite of 5 is -5 (read as "negative 5").ย  Parentheses are needed to express the opposite of a negative number.ย  The opposite of โ€“5 is written as โ€“(โ€“5).ย  Since 5 and โ€“5 are the same distance from 0, the opposite of โ€“5 is 5.ย  Therefore โ€“(โ€“5) = 5.ย 

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Simplify the following expressions

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  1. โ€“(โ€“44) = (1)
  2. โ€“|11| = (2)
  3. โ€“|-225| = (3)
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