Use Absolute Value to Express Distance
-$- 14.7$ and $24.3$
A) $| - 14.7 - 24.3 | = 39.0$
B) $| 24.3 + ( - 14.7 ) | = - 39.0$
C) $| 24.3 - ( - 14.7 ) | = 9.6$
D) $| - 14.7 + ( - 24.3 ) | = - 9.6$

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The distance between two points on a number line is the absolute value of their difference. $| - 14.7 - 24.3 | = |-39.0| = 39.0$.

Use Absolute Value to Express Distance - −14.7- 14.7−14.7 And 24.324.324.3 A) ∣−14.7−24.3∣=39.0| - 14.7 - 24.3 | = 39.0∣−14.7−24.3∣=39.0

Use Absolute Value to Express Distance
- $- 14.7$ And $24.3$ A) $| - 14.7 - 24.3 | = 39.0$