Question

What is the distance between points A and B? A number line going from negative 8 to positive 8. A closed circle appears at negative 5 and is labeled A. A closed circle appears at positive 1 and is labeled B. An orange arrow line extends the length of the number line and contains points A and B. Units units 5 units 6 units

Answer 1

6 units

Explanation:

Since the point A that is enclosed in the circle is on negative 5 (i.e -5 ) and point B appears to be located on positive 1 (i.e +1), hence the distance between points A and B is expressed as B - A

BA = A-B

Given

B = -5

A = +1

BA = 1-(-5)

BA = 1+5

BA = 6units

Hence the distance between points A and B is 6units