Use Absolute Value to Express Distance
-$1.5$ and $48.3$
A) $| 1.5 - 48.3 | = 46.8$
B) $| 48.3 - 1.5 | = - 46.8$
C) $| 48.3 + 1.5 | = 49.8$
D) $- | 1.5 + 48.3 | = - 49.8$

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The distance between two numbers on the number line is the absolute value of their difference, which is always positive. Both A and B represent the distance between 1.5 and 48.3, but only A is correctly using the absolute value to ensure the result is positive.

Use Absolute Value to Express Distance - 1.51.51.5 And 48.348.348.3 A) ∣1.5−48.3∣=46.8| 1.5 - 48.3 | = 46.8∣1.5−48.3∣=46.8

Use Absolute Value to Express Distance
- $1.5$ And $48.3$ A) $| 1.5 - 48.3 | = 46.8$