Question

Jose' traveled from his home in Ocala to Gainesville. Gainesville is 37 miles

due north of Ocala. North is considered a positive direction and south is
considered a negative direction. What integer value would represent the
direction and the distance as Jose's traveled back home from Gainesville to
Ocala?
Pls help!!!!!!

Answer 1

The integer -37 represents the direction and the distance covered by Jose from Gainesville to Ocala.

Explanation:

The direction is represented by the sign that accompanies the distance, since Jose is returning from Gainesville, then the direction must represented by a minus sign (-), since he is travelling southwards. The distance is the magnitude of the length covered by Jose during his return. Hence, distance is represented by the natural number 37.

Finally, the integer -37 represents the direction and the distance covered by Jose from Gainesville to Ocala.