The number line shows the distance in meters of two divers, A and B, from a shipwreck located at point X:
Part A: Write an expression using subtraction to find the distance between the two divers.
Part B: Show your work and solve for the distance using additive inverses.
Part A: To find the distance between the two divers, we need to subtract the distance of diver B from diver A. So the expression would be: A - B.
Part B: Let's assume that the distance of diver A from the shipwreck point X is -15 meters (as shown on the number line) and the distance of diver B from the shipwreck point X is 10 meters.
To find the distance between the two divers using additive inverses, we add the additive inverse (opposite) of diver B's distance to diver A's distance:
-15 + (-10) = -25 meters
Therefore, the distance between the two divers is 25 meters.