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What are the two values on a number line that are a distance of 5 from 0?

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Answer:

5 and -5

Explanation:

For a number line the centre of the line is the origin (0, 0). To get the two numbers that are a distance of 5 from 0, we will add 5 to 0 and subtract 5 from 0.

Towards the positive x axis;

The value at a distance of 5 from 0 = 5- 0 = 5

Towards the negative x axis;

The value at a distance of 5 from 0 = -5- 0 = -5

Hence the two values on a number line that are a distance of 5 from 0 are 5 and -5

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