Asked by sara7

Mom and I are having a difference of opinion on this question, can you please help.
what is the distance between the two numbers on the number line.
-7/4 and 3/8 are the two numbers.

I made -7/4 into -14/8
then did -14/8 -3/8
next -14/8 + -3/8 =-17/8= - 2 1/8

The answer choices are
a) -2 1/8
b) -1 3/8
C) 1 3/8
D) 2 1/8
I said -2 1/8 but my mom said the distance couldn't be negative so she feels it is2 1/8.
can you help us.

Answers

Answered by PsyDAG
Agree with Mom.
Answered by sara7
thank you.
can you possibly explain how my work is wrong and how it is done correctly?

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