Question

Which expression represents the distance between -3 and 5 on the number line?

A.-3+5
B.-3 - 5
C.|-3+5|
D.|-3 - 5|

Answer 1

Answer would be C. |-3 + 5|.

Explanation:

Answer 2

The correct answer would be C. |-3 + 5|.

Explanation:

The two lines on the outside of the numbers indicate "absolute value". This just means the answer will be positive.

-3 + 5 is 2 however, with these lines, you would add the positives of each number. -3 becomes 3 and 5 remains the same:

3 + 5 = 8

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