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Which of the following correctly uses absolute value to show the distance between −60 and 13?

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distance between the values x and y is
|x-y| or |y-x|
it will yeild the same result

so
|-60-13| or |13-(-60)|
|-73| or |13+60|
73 or |73|
73 or 73
the distance is 73

it can be either |-60-13| or |13-(-60)|
both are correct
User Marc Frame
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-69 +13=-47
Hope this helps! :)
User ChucksPlace
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