MEDAL AND FAN
Which of the following correctly uses absolute value to show the distance between –80 and 15?
|–80 – 15| = |–95| = –95 units
|–80 + 15| = |–65| = 65 units
|–80 – 15| = |–95| = 95 units
|–80 + 15| = |–65| = –65 units

Question

MEDAL AND FAN
Which of the following correctly uses absolute value to show the distance between –80 and 15?
 |–80 – 15| = |–95| = –95 units
 |–80 + 15| = |–65| = 65 units
 |–80 – 15| = |–95| = 95 units
 |–80 + 15| = |–65| = –65 units

danielannx3 · Answer

@agent0smith 
@AceSpeedFighter 
@Jadeishere 
@sammixboo

faiqraees · Answer

Okay so start by using logic. Will the distance be greater than 80-15 or smaller than this?

jadeishere · Answer

Absolute value cannot be negative when solved, so take out any options that have an end result of a negative.

jadeishere · Answer

@FaiqRaees has got this :)

faiqraees · Answer

@Jadeishere Yes nice approach. You can start by discarding the senseless options. Distance is a scalar quantity aka doesn't have any direction. Thus appointing a negative sign to distance is senseless. Thus you can cancel out 1st and 4th option

danielannx3 · Answer

so its c?

faiqraees · Answer

Perfect

danielannx3 · Answer

can you help me with another one?

faiqraees · Answer

Sure. But please make a different post for that