Find the distance between two points given their coordinates.
-Find the distance between points $R$ and $S$ on a number line, with coordinates $- 7$ and $- 8$, respectively.
A) $\mathrm { d } ( \mathrm { R } , \mathrm { S } ) = 15$
B) $d ( R , S ) = - 1$
C) $\mathrm { d } ( \mathrm { R } , \mathrm { S } ) = - 15$
D) $d ( R , S ) = 1$

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The distance between two points on a number line is the absolute value of the difference of their coordinates. Here, $| - 7 - ( - 8 ) | = | 1 | = 1$.

Find the Distance Between Two Points Given Their Coordinates RRR And SSS

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