6.NS.6a

Grade 6 · The Number System

Recognize opposite signs of numbers as indicating locations on opposite sides of 0 on the number line; recognize that the opposite of the opposite of a number is the number itself, e.g., —(—3) = 3, and that 0 is its own opposite.

Official code: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.NS.6a
Short code: 6.NS.6a
Subject: Mathematics
Grade: Grade 6
Domain: The Number System

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