Which statements about the opposite of - 12 are true?

Select each correct answer.

A. - 12 and its opposite are on located on the same side of zero on a number line

B. The opposite of - 12 is - 1/12

C.-12and its opposite are located the same distance from zero on a number line.

D. The opposite of the opposite of - 12 is - 12

C and D because the opposite of - 12 is 12.

The oposite of a number is located on the oposite side of the 0 on the number line

the oposite of a number is the negative of a number, if the number is already negative, double negative cancels to make positive

so

oposite of - 12 is + 12

A. false, they are on oposite sides

B. false, it is 12, not - 1/12 (just fyi, later you will learn that - 1/12 is the reciprocal of - 12 but that doesn't matter right now)

C. correct, - 12 is 12 units behind 0, 12 is 12 units after 12

D. what, are they joking, wrong

C is the right answer