Question

ANSWER PLEASE 40 POINTS!

Answer 1

Answer: |10 - (-8)|  

The absolute value is 18

Step-by-step explanation:

The distance between two numbers is a subtraction equation.

10 - (-8)  Subtracting a negative is like adding a positive

10 + 8 = 18

If you look at it as the first negative sign means -1 multiplied by the next negative number, "Remember that a negative times a negative is a positive!"

Answer 2

Answer:

|-10 - (-8)|

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Distance from 10 to 0: 10
2. Distance from 0 to -8: 8
3. Put them together (with absolute value): |-10 - (-8)|

I hope this helps!