Question

What is the distance between -13 and 13 on a number line?
A) -26
B) -13
C) 0
D) 26

Answer 1

@22west, first, I should ask, "Is distance positive or negative"?

Answer 2

Are you sure about that? Explain how distance can be negative.

Answer 3

What do you believe the correct answer is? ^.^

Answer 4

@Elsa213 asking a question like that only encourages @22west to guess. I ask questions to help users understand.

Answer 5

That's why they need to explain why they believe that's the correct answer, @Hero . o:

Answer 6

@Elsa213 guessing is not a proper starting point for reasoning towards understanding.

Answer 7

That's to avoid guessing, @Hero . e.e

Answer 8

@22west, distance cannot be negative in the same way that there is no such thing a negative apples.

Answer 9

@22west are you alive? :o

Answer 10

So we can eliminate the negative answer choices. I hope that is a good enough hint for you.

Answer 11

@22west

Answer 12

@22west must be typing a research paper in response to this.

Answer 13

True cx

Answer 14

Oh...
He's offline e.e
Refresh and it will show he is no longer typing

Answer 15

@pandasurvive @Ultrilliam

Answer 16

Welcome Back, @22west :D

Answer 17

Psst

Answer 18

-13 to 0 is 13 numbers. 0 to 13 is another 13 numbers. Add them together :D

Answer 19

@pandasurvive technically that is not correct.

Answer 20

@Hero oh...

Answer 21

Wouldn't the answer be 0? o:

Answer 22

^Elsa213 why would the answer be 0? I'd love to see your reasoning

Answer 23

Because -13+13=0
I suck <\3

Answer 24

@Hero was 26 du correct answer? ;-;