document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1206366>Question 1206366</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The difference between the temperature on the first day of the month, 𝑡1, and the temperature on the last day of the month, 74 degrees, is 6 degrees. Write an equation involving absolute value that represents the relationship among 𝑡1, 74 and 6. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Valid arguments could be made for either of the answers shown by the other tutors.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If we want to be formal with the formal mathematical language, the \"difference between A and B\" is always A-B, not B-A.  That would mean the equation is, as the one tutor showed, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t1-74=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t1-74=6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "But very probably the phrase was used informally, so that the temperature t1 could be 6 degrees either side of 74; in that case the equation shown by the other tutor would be correct: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=abs%28t1-74%29=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"abs%28t1-74%29=6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
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