Question

5 ports Use absolute value to express the distance between -12 and -15 on the number line. |-12 - (-15) = -27​

Answer 1

Answer:

$Distance = 3$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

-12 and -15

Required

Solve the difference

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The absolute difference is represented as:

$Difference = \vert a - b \vert$

In this case:

$a = -12$

$b = -15$

So, the distance is calculated as:

$Distance = |-12 - (-15)|$

Open bracket

$Distance = |-12 +15|$

$Distance = |3|$

$Distance = 3$