Question

Which of the following expressions represents the distance between 5/2 and 4 7/8 on a number line?

Answer 1

none of the above

Explanation:

Answer 2

C. None of the above

Explanation:

`\text{The formula of a distance between x and y on a number line:}\\\\d=|b-a|=|a-b|\\\\\text{We have}\ a=(5)/(2)\ \text{and}\ b=4(7)/(8).\ \text{The distance:}\\\\d=\left|(5)/(2)-4(7)/(8)\right|=\left|4(7)/(8)-(5)/(2)\right|}`