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Find the distance between -6 and 8.
What is an expression that represents the distance

Find the distance between -6 and 8. What is an expression that represents the distance-example-1

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Answer:

14

Explanation:

8 - |-6| = 14

|| means absolute value, or the distance the number has from 0 on the number line. ex. |-92| = 92 |8| = 8

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