Question

Starting from the same place, Ryu walks due west and Samantha walks due east.

On the number line, 0 represents their starting point, negative values represent the distance traveled west and positive values represent the distance traveled east. All values are given in feet.



A number line with a point for Samantha at coordinate 40 and a point for Ryu at coordinate -160.



How many feet apart are Ryu and Samantha on the number line?

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feet

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

i say 9

Answer 5

What is 40 + 160?

Answer 6

That will be your answer

Answer 7

200

Answer 8

How far is -160 from zero?
How far is 40 from zero?
Add the amounts.

Answer 9

Also, you should learn this:
The distance between any two points on the number line is the absolute value of the difference of their coordinates.

Answer 10

One point has coordinate -160.
The other point has coordinate 40.
Find the difference between the points and take the absolute value.
It does not make a difference which point you use first and which point you use second.
A distance is always non-negative, and the absolute value takes care of that.

\(|-160 - 40| = |-200 | = 200\)

\(|40 - (-160)| = |40 + 160| = |200| = 200\)

As you can see, whether you choose 40 or -160 to be first int he subtraction, the answer is still 200.