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What is the distance between –3 and 2 on the number line? A number line going from negative 5 to positive 5. –5 –1 1 5

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Answer:

the distance between -3 and 2 on the unit test number line would be 5

Explanation:

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Answer:

The distance is 5.

Explanation:

As you want distance, the best approach is to subtract.

My advice when you're dealing with a number line, and a negative and a positive number, is to subtract the negative from the positive, so that you get a positive distance.

Therefore:


2 - ( - 3) = 2 + 3 = 5

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