Question

5 ports Use absolute value to express the distance between -12 and -15 on the number line. |-12 - (-15) = -27​

Answer 1

The answer is 3

Answer 2

`Distance = 3`

Explanation:

Given

-12 and -15

Required

Solve the difference

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The absolute difference is represented as:

`Difference = \vert a - b \vert`

In this case:

`a = -12`

`b = -15`

So, the distance is calculated as:

`Distance = |-12 - (-15)|`

Open bracket

`Distance = |-12 +15|`

`Distance = |3|`

`Distance = 3`