Question

Which expression represents the distance between  −14.6 and −5.2
on the number line?
Drag and drop the correct expression into the box.

Answer 1

am I right

Answer 2

look the picture

Answer 3

It's the absolute value of the distance on the number line....
so...
what is
-14.5-(-5.2) ?

Answer 4

help me

Answer 5

I don't understand how u do it

Answer 6

oh okay sorry let me try to help haha

Answer 7

ok :) thxs

Answer 8

-14.5-(-5.2) ?
What does a double negative do for a number?

Answer 9

Absolute value... 9.4

Answer 10

um?

Answer 11

-14.5-(-5.2) ?
When a double negative occurs, the value becomes positive, so 5.2 becomes positive in this case.
-14.5 + 5.2 = -9.4
The absolute value of any number is positive, so you absolute -9.4 and receive 9.4.
@sunnnystrong did an wonderful job.

Answer 12

@HocusPucus292333393 ... yep now carefully look at all of the options possible....
and @Vuriffy thank you :3

Answer 13

): help doesn't make sense

Answer 14

Absolute value is the distance from zero, which is never a negative value. So, for -9.4, it is 9.4.

Your answer should be the last choice.

Answer 15

@Vuriffy yep this dudes right (:

just practice more and you'll get it

Answer 16

ok I check It on the learn it wasn't talking about example:|-9 + 8 |

Answer 17

I'm not sure what you mean.

Answer 18

my lesson wasn't really explain about that | |

Answer 19

For that example. -9 + 8 = -1. Absolute value of -1 is 1.

Answer 20

can u guys on help me on 2 more plz

Answer 21

The bars, or lines reference the "absolute value" of a value.

Answer 22

thxs very much

Answer 23

Always remember;

Distance is a POSITIVE number.

Answer 24

@HocusPucus292333393 Look at this really quick, this may help you understand it quite swiftly. http://www.coolmath.com/algebra/18-absolute-value-equations-inequalities/01-absolute-values-01

Answer 25

With the one exception:

0 is neither positive nor negative

So we define the distance between 0 and 0 to be 0.