Question

Use absolute value to express the didtance between -12 and -15 on the number line

Answer 1

|-12 - (-15)|

|-15 - (-12)|

Explanation:

The distance between two numbers on the number line is the absolute value of the difference of the numbers. You can write the numbers in either order.

distance between -12 and -15 = |-12 - (-15)| = |-15 - (-12)|