Question

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

Answer 1

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.