Question

Can you help me with this problem? I will send a screenshot of the problem and the answer choices.

Answer 1

Given:

Distance of her beagle = 25/4 meters to the right

Distance of her labrador = 51/20 meters directly to her left.

Let's determine the expression which represents how far apart the two dogs are.

We have the following:

Since the beagle is to the right, the distance is = 25/4 meters

Since the labrador is to the left, the distance is = -51/20 meters.

Now, to find how far apart the two dogs are, let's use the absolute value expression:

`\lvert(25)/(4)-(-(51)/(20))|`

Therefore, the expression which represents how far the two dogs are is:

`\lvert(25)/(4)-(-(51)/(20))\rvert`

ANSWER:

`\lvert(25)/(4)-(-(51)/(20))\rvert`