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Find the distance between the following numbers on the real number line

Find the distance between the following numbers on the real number line-example-1
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We have to find the distance between a = -10 and b = -3 in the number line.

We can graph them as:

The distance is 7 units.

It can also be calculated as:


d=|a-b|=|-10-(-3)|=|-10+3|=|-7|=7

Answer: the distance is 7 units.

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