Question 1136452

on a number line what is the difference of {{{-6}}} and {{{-3 }}}

if you have a number line you can simply count the steps from one number to the next; from {{{-6 }}} to {{{-3}}}

{{{-6 }}} ,{{{-5}}} ,{{{-4 }}}, {{{-3 }}} ->three steps

the difference between {{{-6}}} and{{{ -3}}} on the number line is {{{3}}}

Another way to figure it out is to take the absolute value of their difference: 

{{{abs(-6-(-3))=abs(-6+3)=abs(-3)=3}}}