Answer :
it can be greater
example -3 the opposite is 3
it can be smaller
example 3 the opposite is -3
example -3 the opposite is 3
it can be smaller
example 3 the opposite is -3
OK. Thanks for clarifying that.
-- If the original number is negative, then its opposite is greater.
-- If the original number is positive, then its opposite is smaller.
-- So the opposite of a number is sometimes greater than the number itself.
