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  • 23-09-2014
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What is a good strategy for finding the distance between two numbers on a number line?

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macio06 macio06
  • 23-09-2014
The strategy is following
Smaller number subtract from the greater. Result is distance between two numbers

For example you have 3 and 8
8-3-5
5 is the distance between 3 and 8
It also works with the negative numbers, for example 3 and -5
3-(-5)=8
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