Question

The number line shows the distance in meters of two jellyfish, A and B, from a predator located at point X:

A horizontal number line extends from negative 3 to positive 3. The point A is at negative 1.5, the point 0 is labeled as X, and the point labeled B is at 0.5.
Write an expression using subtraction to find the distance between the two jellyfish. (5 points)

Show your work and solve for the distance using additive inverses.

Answer 1

the point 0 is positive 3

Answer 2

no I got the answer wrong I think I did it let me redo it

Answer 3

1.5+.5=2

Answer 4

yea it 2

Answer 5

thank you so much

Answer 6

np It don't take much to help a friend

Answer 7

distance AB=(0.5-(-1.5))=0.5+1.5=2

Answer 8

yum