When you say the opposite can be the multiplication of -2, did you actually mean the multiplication of -1? It&#x27;s a bit unclear in the example whether the &quot;loss of two&quot; means 1 * -1 = -1 and therefore a relative loss of two, or 1 * -2 = -2 or a relative loss of 3. I always figured opposite meant inverting either the fraction so 2&#x2F;1 becomes 1&#x2F;2 or it meant multiplying by -1, effectively toggling the negative sign.