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Find the diffrence between -2 and 7 on the number line

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Answer:

9 units

Explanation:

Calculate the absolute value of the difference, that is

| - 2 - 7 | = | - 9 | = 9 , or

| 7 - (- 2) | = | 9 | = 9

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