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Which number is farther from 0 on the number line -9 or 6 ? explain your reasoning

User JLCH
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-9 is farther, because even though it is a negative, it is exactly nine spaces away, whereas positive six is simply six spaces away.
hope this helped!! xx
User PlacateTheCattin
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it would be 9 because -9 would be 9 away, here ill show you


----> -9,-8,-7,-6,-5,-4,-3-2,-1,0,1,2,3,4,5,6
it might trick you with the values but just look at their places
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