What is the distance between -23 and 9 on the number line
The distance between -23 and 9 on the number line is 32.
To find the distance between -23 and 9 on the number line, we need to calculate the absolute value of the difference between the two numbers.
The absolute value of a number is its distance from 0 on the number line, irrespective of its sign.
So, the distance between -23 and 9 is calculated as follows:
|-23 - 9| = |-32| = 32
Therefore, the distance between -23 and 9 on the number line is 32 units.