Answer: See attached for a graph. 13 units apart.
Explanation:
See attached for a graph. We will plot the first point -8 units left and 7 units up. Then we will plot the second point 5 units right and 7 units up.
Since these points are on a line (they both have the same y-value), we will add the absolute value of their x-values together. We can also count on the graph, you will get the same answer.
|-8| + |5| = 8 + 5 = 13
They are 13 units apart.