Question

Pretty please help me with this‼️

Which expression represents the distance between 4.7 and -11.2 on the number line?


Drag and drop the correct expression into the box.


|4.7-11.2| |-11.2-4.7|

|4.7+(-11.2)|


|11.2-4.7|

Answer 1

For this case we have to, the distance of both numbers will be given by the absolute value of their subtraction, that is:

`d = | 4.7 - (- 11.2) | = | 4.7 + 11.2 | = | 15.9 | = 15.9`

This is equivalent to:

`d = | -11.2-4.7 | = | -11.2-4.7 | = | -15.9 | = 15.9`

ANswer:

`| 4.7 - (- 11.2) | = | -11.2-4.7 |`