Question

Explain how to find the distance between two integers using the difference.

Answer 1

Hello there!

To get from one number to the answer you really want, just take the absolute value! That is, to find the distance between any two real numbers: subtract them in any order.

For example: -4+5

On a numberline you start from zero, and jump to -4. Then you add 5 to the right giving you the answer.

Answer 2

Find the difference between two integers by adding the additive inverse. The distance is the absolute value of the difference. Check the distance by plotting the original two integers on a number line and counting the units between them.