Question

Which expression represents the distance between 1.8 and 9.4 on the number line? Drag and drop the correct expression into the box.

Answer 1

9.4 - 1.8 = 7.6 which gives us our distance.
So the distance is 7.6

Answer 2

the distance between 2 positive points on a line, would come from subtracting the 2 numbers

9.4 - 1.8 = 7.6 ( distance)