Question

Please help!

Use the absolute value to express the distance between 8 and -5 on the number line.

A: The distance between 8 and -5 on the number line is 3, |8-(-5)|=3.

B: The distance between 8 and -5 on the number line is 13, |8-(-5)|=13.

C: The distance between 8 and -5 on the number line is -13, |8-(-5)|=-13.

D: The distance between 8 and -5 on the number line is -3, |8-(-5)|=-3.

Answer 1

The correct answer is B.

Explanation:

The only explanation I can give is, I've answered this exact same question before. i had it on an assignment. :/ Hope that helped, I guess! Dx