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Find the distance between K and L on the number line.

Help please Find the distance between K and L on the number line.-example-1

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Answer:

10

Step-by-step explanation:

Since negatives don't count since it is the amount of spaces, we can frog jump from K to L and count as we jump.

User Jose Chama
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Answer: 10

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Step-by-step explanation:

Let point M be at zero on the number line.

  • From K to M is 7 spaces
  • From M to L is 3 spaces

Overall, the total distance is 7+3 = 10 units.

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Another route:

You can subtract and apply absolute value.

| K - L | = | -7 - 3| = | -10 | = 10

Or,

| L - K | = |3 - (-7)| = |3 + 7| = |10| = 10

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