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Example Question #11 : Number Lines
A) The distance between -3 and 1 on a number line.
B) The distance between 2 and 5 on a number line.
C) The distance between -2 and 3 on a number line.
5
8
12
16
2
12
To find the distance between any two numbers on a number line, remember that negative numbers lie to the left of zero and positive numbers lie to the right. This is easier to do understand with a picture:
A) The distance between -3 and 1 on a number line is 4.
B) The distance between 2 and 5 on a number line is 3.
C) The distance between -2 and 3 on a number line is 5.
Example Question #12 : Number Lines
A) The distance between -3 and 0.
B) The distance between -1 and 2.
C) The distance between -2 and 2.
4
5
11
10
3
10
To find the sum of these values, you first need to find each individual difference. Use a number line to help visualize the distance between each pair of numbers:
A) The distance between -3 and 0 is 3.
B) The distance between -1 and 2 is 3.
C) The distance between -2 and 2 is 4.
Example Question #43 : Numbers And Operations
Which of the following number lines represents the inequality ?
Start by solving the inequality.
Thus, the correct answer should show as between
.
Recall that a sign means that there should be an open circle on the number line, and that a
sign needs to have a closed circle on the number line.
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