Question

There is a difference of 5 inches in height between CJ and Eric, but you do not know who

is taller. Let c represent CJ's height, and let e represent Eric's height. Formulate an
absolute value equation to relate the heights.

Answer 1

Explanation:

The difference between the height of CJ and Eric is 5 inches. It means the height of CJ is either 5 inches higher or 5 inches lower (-5 inches higher) than Eric.

Therefore, we can set up the equation,

`|c-e|=5`

Alternatively, if we use CJ as the reference,

`|e-c|=5`