Shanika is thinking of a rational number, but tells you its opposite. what is true about the number she is thinking of?
a. it is located at zero on a number line
b. it is twice as far from zero as the number she tells you
c. it is to the right of zero on a number line
d. it is the same distance from zero as the number she tells you

d. It is the same distance from zero as the number she tells you

Step-by-step explanation:

Case 1: Let Shanika thought a positive rational number

Let the number that Shanika thought be c.

Then, the distance of it from zero = |c - 0| = c.

But, the number she told = -c

The distance of -c from zero = |0--(-c)| = c

Case 2: Let Shanika thought a negative rational number

Let the number that Shanika thought be -c (c > 0).

Then, the distance of it from zero = |0--(-c)| = c.

But, the number she told = c

The distance of -c from zero = |c - 0| = c

In both cases, the number she thought is the same distance from zero as the number she tells us

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