Question

Which expression represents the distance between −14.6 and −5.2 on the number line? Drag and drop the correct expression into the box.

Answer 1

|-5.2 - 14.6|

Explanation:

Answer 2

The expression that represent the distance between -14.6 and -5.2 is the value absolute of the subtraction of the two points.

Then the distance is
`d=|-5.2-(-14.6)|=|-5.2+14.6|=9.4`