Question

Which expression represents the distance between −14.6 and −5.2 on the number line?

Drag and drop the correct expression

Answer 1

For this case we have that the distance between the points will be given by the absolute value of the difference of both:

$d = | -14.6 - (- 5.2) | = | -14.6 + 5.2 | = | -9.4 | = 9.4$

This is equivalent to:

$d = | -5.2 - (- 14.6) | = | -5.2 + 14.6 | = | 9.4 | = 9.4$

Asnwer:

$| -14.6 - (- 5.2) | = | -5.2 - (- 14.6) | = 9.4$