Question

On a number line, what is the distance between -17 and 9 ? show your work a -26 b -8 c 8 d 26

Answer 1

Explanation:

Use absolute value of the difference to find the distance between any two points on a number line. |-17-9|

= 26

On a number line, what is the distance between −17 and 9?

A) -26

B) -8

C) 8

D) 26

Your answer is ( D ).

Answer 2

-(-20)-(-17)--(-10)--0--9--10--20
distance would be -17 -9 which equals 26 as total distance away from each other on the number line. (answer choice D) hope this helps