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Point A is located at negative 6 over 8 and point B is located at negative 1 over 8. What is the distance between points A and B? negative 6 over 8 plus negative 1 over 8 = negative 7 over 8; therefore, the distance from A to B is absolute value of negative 7 over 8 equals negative 7 over 8 units negative 6 over 8 plus negative 1 over 8 = negative 7 over 8; therefore, the distance from A to B is absolute value of negative 7 over 8 equals 7 over 8 units negative 6 over 8 minus negative 1 over 8 = negative 5 over 8; therefore, the distance from A to B is absolute value of negative 5 over 8 equals negative 5 over 8 units negative 6 over 8 minus negative 1 over 8 = negative 5 over 8; therefore, the distance from A to B is absolute value of negative 5 over 8 equals 5 over 8 units

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Given:

Point A is located at
-(6)/(8).

Point B is located at
-(1)/(8).

To find:

The distance between points A and B.

Solution:

We know that,

Distance between points A and B = Location of A - Location of B

Using this given values, we get

Distance between points A and B
=-(6)/(8)-\left(-(1)/(8)\right)


=-(6)/(8)+(1)/(8)


=(-6+1)/(8)


=-(5)/(8)

Distance cannot be negative. So, we need to find the absolute value of
-(5)/(8).


|-(5)/(8)|=(5)/(8)

The distance between A and B is
(5)/(8).

Therefore, the correct option is D.

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