Question

A scientist measures the distance, in feet, between animals and the surface of a pond.

Answer 1

Considering the opposite of the rational number -1/2, the location of the snail is represented by the number 1/2.

What is the missing information?

This problem is incomplete, but researching it on a search engine, we have that:

• The fish is located at -1/2 feet.

• The snail is located at the opposite location of the fish.

What is the opposite of a rational number?

The opposite of a rational number a is given by -a, that is, it is the number with the opposite signal.

Hence, the opposite of -1/2 is 1/2, and the location of the snail is represented by the number 1/2.

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