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Question 1118045: what is the distance between -6 and -3 on a number line
Found 3 solutions by math_helper, Shin123, ikleyn:
Answer by math_helper(2461) About Me  (Show Source):
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The distance between two numbers, a and b, on a number line is |a - b|.
|-6-(-3)| = |-6+3| = |-3| = +highlight%28+3+%29+

Answer by Shin123(626) About Me  (Show Source):
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The formula for finding the distance between 2 points a and b is a-b.
-3-%28-6%29 Same thing as -3%2B6
-3%2B6=3
highlight%283%29 The tutor @math_helper used a different method but it still gets to the same answer.

Answer by ikleyn(52805) About Me  (Show Source):
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The tutor @Math_helper uses the uniquely one valid formula to find the distance between two points in the number line.

While the other tutor does not know the subject.