1. The problem is to understand how the total number of pairs is calculated when given points (-7,0) and (7,0). 2. Each point represents a pair of coordinates in the form $(x,y)$. 3. Here, (-7,0) is one pair and (7,0) is another pair. 4. Since these are two distinct points, the total number of pairs is simply the count of these points. 5. Therefore, the total number of pairs is $2$ because we have exactly two points: $(-7,0)$ and $(7,0)$. 6. No additional pairs are counted beyond these two points unless more points are given.