Question

On a number line, what is the distance between -54 and 73?

Answer 1

To find the distance between any numbers on the number line, subtract the smaller number from the bigger number.

73 - (-54) = x
Since subtracting negative numbers is the same as adding positive numbers ('two dashes (-) makes a plus sign' might be easier to remember) we can write:
73 + 54 = x
Solve
73 + 54 = 127

The answer is D

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Answer 2

The answer is d because when you go from positive to negative you add the positive number to get to zero and than add the number you are getting to make sense?