which statements are true? Mark all that apply.

A The distance between -7 and 9 on a number line is 16
B The distance between 8 and -3 on a number line is 11
C The distance between -5 and 15 on the number line is 10
D The distance between 12 and -2 on the number line is 14

Question

which statements are true? Mark all that apply.

A  The distance between -7 and 9 on a number line is 16 
B     The distance between 8 and -3 on a number line is 11 
C      The distance between -5 and 15 on the number line is 10
D      The distance between 12 and -2 on the number line is 14

Vocaloid · Answer

For each answer choice, subtract the two values and take the absolute value of the answer (basically if your answer is negative, make it positive by removing the negative sign)

The result is the distance between the two points

For each answer choice check if the distance is true or not