Question

On the number line below, P represents a number. What is the value of the opposite of that number?

Answer 1

Answer: choice D) minus 1 and 2 over 4
(which is the same as writing $-1 \frac{2}{4}$ or writing -1 & 2/4)

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The point P is exactly halfway between 1 and 2. So it's at the point 1&1/2 or 1&2/4
1/2 = 2/4

Flip the point from positive to negative and you get the final answer to be -1 & 2/4