the #'s given are the coordinates of two points on a # line. find the distance between the two points.
-3 and 5
what is the distance between these
To find the distance between two points on a number line, you can subtract the coordinates of the two points and take the absolute value of the result. Here's how you can calculate the distance between -3 and 5:
1. Start by subtracting the smaller value from the larger value: 5 - (-3) = 5 + 3 = 8.
2. The result is 8, but since we only want the distance, we take the absolute value of this number by removing the negative sign. The absolute value of 8 is 8.
Therefore, the distance between -3 and 5 on the number line is 8.