Dairon needs 20 pieces of string 3/8 inch in length. He cut a 4 7/8 inch piece of string into pieces that are 3/8 of an inch lon
g each. How many more pieces of string does he need?
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<h2>Answer:</h2>
Option: A is the correct answer.
A. negative 5 over 8 minus negative 2 over 8 = negative 3 over 8; therefore, the distance from A to B is absolute value of negative 3 over 8 equals 3 over 8 units.
<h2>Step-by-step explanation:</h2>The location of Point A is : A(-5/8)
and Point B is located at : B(-2/8)
We know that when two points lie over a number line then the distance between the two points is the absolute difference between the two points.
If A is located at a.
and B is located at b.
Then the distance between A and B is given by:
|a-b|
Hence, here the distance between A and B is given by: