Question

Your Turn!!1. Find the distance between the two given points on the number line:a) -36 and -95b) -65 and 12

Answer 1

a) The distance = 59 b) The distance = 77

To find the distance between two points on a number line, we would subtact the two point from each other.

The higher number minus the lower number.

a) -36 and -95

-36 is bigger than -95

$\begin{gathered} -36\text{ - (-95)} \\ =\text{ 95 - 36} \\ =\text{ 59} \end{gathered}$

The distance = 59

b) -65 and 12

12 is bigger than -65

$\begin{gathered} 12\text{ - (-65)} \\ =\text{ 12 + 65} \\ =\text{ 77} \end{gathered}$

The distance = 77