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What is the distance between -9 and 42 on the number line?

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Answer:

51

Explanation:

-9 is 9 jumps from zero

42 is 42 jumps from zero

9 + 42 = 51

it would take -9 51 jumps to get to 42

User Noor Nawaz
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Answer:

51 is the answer to the question

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