Question

Help me step by step on how to figure out this sort of problem

Answer 1

Explanation:

The distance formula for a number line is very simple:

`l=|b-a|` The absolute value signs make unimportant which value you choose for a and which one you choose for b. Let's let A = -8 and B = 8 as posted on the number line. The distance between them, using the formula, is

`l=|8-(-8)|\\l=|16|\\l=16`