Lamont lost 8 yards in the first quarter of the football game. In the second quarter he gained 6 yards. Which integer represents the opposite of Lamont's yardage in the second quarter?
Incomplete. What integers?
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To find the opposite of Lamont's yardage in the second quarter, we need to find the additive inverse of the yardage. The additive inverse of a number is the number that, when added to the original number, gives a sum of zero.
Lamont gained 6 yards in the second quarter. The additive inverse of 6 is -6. Therefore, the integer that represents the opposite of Lamont's yardage in the second quarter is -6.
To find the opposite of an integer, you need to change its sign. If the integer is positive, you make it negative, and if it is negative, you make it positive.
In this scenario, Lamont gained 6 yards in the second quarter. Since he gained yards, the integer representing his yardage in the second quarter is positive 6. To find the opposite, you need to make it negative. Therefore, the opposite of Lamont's yardage in the second quarter is -6.