Question

The melting point of substance X is -20 degrees Celsius and the boiling point is 90 degrees Celsius. How many Celsius degrees are there between the melting point and the boiling point?

20 degrees C
70 degrees C
90 degrees C
110 degrees C

Answer 1

to find the distance between 2 numbers you must take the absolute value of the difference

|90-(-20)|
|110|
110

110 degrees celsius

Answer 2

The answer is 110 degrees C.

Explanation:

The melting point of substance X is -20 degrees Celsius and the boiling point is 90 degrees Celsius.

To find the difference between the degrees, we will subtract the values.

So, the difference between these points will be =

`90-(-20)`

=
`90+20=110`

The answer is 110 degrees C