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Which statement best represents the distance on a number line between -14 and -5?

A. -14 - (-5)
B. -14 + (-5)
C. -5 - (-14)
D. -5 + (-14)

User Satys
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I believe C
Hope this helps have a nice nite or day
User Jonnerz
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The answer would be: C. -5 - (-14)

When determining the distance between two points, you need to subtract the second point from the first point. In this case, -14 will be the x1 and -5 will be x2.
Then the distance would be: x2-x1= -5- (-14)= 9

This result says that if you want to move from -14 to -5 you have to move 9 step to the right.
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