Question

Point A is located at negative 4 over 6 and point B is located at negative 1 over 6. What is the distance between points A and B?

Answer 1

3/6 because absolute value of any number has to be positive and you have to subtract the 2 answers to find the distance

Answer 2

Option B is the correct choice.

Explanation:

We have been given that point A is located at
`-(4)/(6)` and point B is located at
`-(1)/(6)`. We are asked to find the distance between A and B.

We know that distance between two negative points on a number line is absolute value of their difference.

`\text{Distance between A and B}=|-(4)/(6)-(-(1)/(6))|`

`\text{Distance between A and B}=|-(4)/(6)+(1)/(6)|`

`\text{Distance between A and B}=|(-4+1)/(6)|`

`\text{Distance between A and B}=|(-3)/(6)|`

`\text{Distance between A and B}=(3)/(6)`

Therefore, the distance between A and B is
`(3)/(6)` units and option B is the correct choice.