Question

A plane takes off at 54 degrees latitude. It flies directly south and lands at -12 degrees latitude. Which expression represents the difference in latitude?

❘-12 - 54❘
-❘54❘ + ❘-12❘
❘54 - 12❘
-❘54❘ - ❘12❘

Answer 1

54 - (-12) = 66
|-12-54| = 66

∴ answer is |-12-54|

Answer 2

Answer: -|54| - |12| because -54-12 is equal to -66 and 54-66= -12
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