SOLUTION: how to find the distance between -5.6 and 3.7 on a number line

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Question 293232: how to find the distance between -5.6 and 3.7 on a number line
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
find the distance between -5.6 and 3.7 on a number line
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d = (3.7--5.6)
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d = (3.7+5.6)
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d = 9.3
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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