Question

the points (4, -6) and (9, -6) represent the location of two towns on coordinate grid, where one unit is equal to one mile. what is the distance, in miles, between the two towns? Is it 5 miles the difference, can anyone explain please!

Answer 1

It is 5 miles difference . GOOD JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Explanation:

Answer 2

Yes, the distance is 5 miles

Explanation:

Since the y-coordinates are the same, we can ignore the y-distance and treat the total distance like a number line.

So, the distance is |9 - 4| = 5 units

Since each unit is a mile, that translates the distance to 5 miles.