Question

What is the distance between -33 and -18.5 on a number line

Answer 1

13.5

absolute value ig

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

The distance between two numbers in a number line is obtained by subtract the two numbers. The order of the subtraction starts with the number a bigger value followed by the number with the smaller value. For example,

x

and

y

are the two numbers and

x

≥

y

, then the correct order should be

x

−

y

.

Answer and Explanation:

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Given the numbers

7

and

−

11

on the number line, find the distance between the two numbers.

Solution:

Since

7

is...