Question

Distance between -3 1/4 and -6 1/2

Answer 1

ANSWER

$3 \frac{1}{4}$

EXPLANATION

We want to find the distance between

$- 3 \frac{1}{4}$

and

$- 6 \frac{1}{2}$

This numbers can be located on the number line.

The distance between them is the absolute value of the difference between the two numbers.

$| - 6 \frac{1}{2} - - 3 \frac{1}{4} |$

$| - \frac{13}{4} |$

$= \frac{13}{4}$

$= 3 \frac{1}{4}$