What's the Distance?
What is the distance between -12 and 4 on the number line?
-14 -12 -10 -8
9
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-2
0
CCSS Math Content.7.NS.A.3b
Understand p q as the number located a distance from p in the positive or negative direction depending on whether qis positive or
additive inverse Interpret sans of rational numbers by describing real-world contents.
CESS Math Content 7. NS.A.lc
Understand subtraction of rational numbers as adding the additive inserep-q-p-tql Show that the distance between tea rational numbers
and and this s
2
4
how that a number
6
opposite have a sum of Ware
absolute