Question

NEED HELP ASAP!!! Which of the following correctly uses absolute value to show the distance between −70 and 15? Question 6 options: 1) |−70 − 15| = |−85| = −85 units 2) |−70 + 15| = |−55| = 55 units 3) |−70 − 15| = |−85| = 85 units 4) |−70 + 15| = |−55| = −55 units

Answer 1

3) |−70 − 15| = |−85| = 85 units

Explanation:

Absolute value ignores negative values so the equation when finding the distance between −70 and 15 is 70 + 15 which equals 85.