SOLUTION: Write a number to represent each of the following situations. Then write the opposite and a number to represent it. A gain of 5 Yards Number:_______ Number:_______ Opposite

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Question 352812: Write a number to represent each of the following situations. Then write the opposite and a number to represent it.

A gain of 5 Yards Number:_______
Number:_______
Opposite:______

A profit of $100 Number:_______
Number:_______
Opposite:______
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# 1

A gain of 5 yards represents +5 while a loss of 5 yards (the opposite of a gain) is -5 yards

# 2

Similarly, a profit of $100 is +100 while a loss of $100 is -100.