Question

Kirby places frog and Beth's snail on point 0 in on the number line. As Beth's snail slowly slimed forward in the positive direction, Kirby's frog hopped in the opposite direction. By the time Beth's snail reached the number 2, Kirby's frog me four jumps, each 3 units long. How far apart are the snail and the frog at this point?

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Answer 1

That picture doesn't have anything to do with the problem.

Snail went right, into positive numbers, frog went left, negative numbers. Their distance is the absolute difference.

d = | 2 - 4(-3) | = | 14 | = 14

Answer: 14