Question

The distance between -18 and 15 is equal to _____.

Answer 1

Hi!

The difference between two numbers is the larger number takeaway the smaller number. In this case, 15 is the larger number. So the answer is..

15 - (-18)

Which equals..
33

The answer is 15 - (-18) and the distance between them is 33. 

Hope this helps! :)

Answer 2

Hey, there! 

The word "distance" means "subtract:" 

For A: The question isn't asking the distance of $15$ & $-18$ (So, this cannot be your answer)  (it would give you the result of $33$ )

For B: The question isn't asking the distance of $15$ & $18$ (so this isn't answer) (it would give you a result $-3$ )

For C: It's not asking for the distance of  $18$ and $15$ because it would give you the outcome of a $3$ (so, this isn't your answer) 

For D. it is doing what the question is asking so this would most likely be your answer. The answer would be (if we solved it) $-33$

Answer: $OptionD.$

Remember to break down the words (or numbers) it will come in handy for the future

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