SOLUTION: what is the difference between -17 and -5 please help is it 12 or -12???

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Question 92523: what is the difference between -17 and -5 please help is it 12 or -12???
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE NUMBERS -17 & -5 IS 12.
TO PROVE IT TO YOURSELF USE A LINE MARKED -5 & -17 AND MEASURE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THEM.