Question

Which of the following expressions represents the distance between -3.9 and -4.7

|−4.7−3.9|
| -3.9-4.7| PLEASE include explanation

Answer 1

I believe it wouldn't be either.

Explanation:

Distance is the difference between two positions. That is x1- x2 Since both numbers were negative, you would want the absolute value of one plus the other, because subtracting negative results in a positive. For this example the distance would look more like this:

| -4.7 - ( -3.9 ) | = .8