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Two points are 17 units apart on a number line. The coordinate of one point is -20.

What are the possible coordinates of the other?
A. -3 and +3
B. -37 and +3
C. -37 and -3
D. +37 and +3
E. +37 and -3

User Reducer
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-20 - (-17) = -3

-20 - 17 = -37

the answer is C
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