Question

The Taieri Plain in New Zealand is 6 feet below sea level
(or -6 feet). If you are standing 3 feet above sea level, is
your elevation the opposite of the elevation of the plain?
Describe the steps you would follow with a vertical
number line to find the answer.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Although 6 and 3 are on opposite sides of sea level, or 0, they are not opposites because they are unequal distances from 0.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

No, 3 exists not the opposite of -6 and 6 exists the opposite of -6.

Step-by-step explanation:

To describe the steps you would follow with a vertical number line.

Opposite digits are the exact space from 0 on the number line, but in opposing directions. Steps I would follow:

first, check the directions to make sure they are opposing,

then read the numbers, calculate the tick marks or compare lengths with dividers or rulers or marks on a bit of paper to notice if the distances are exact.

3 exists not the opposite of -6

6 exists the opposite of -6.

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