If r and s are numbers on a number line, the best representation of how much farther one value is from zero than the other value is

Question

A. |r+s|
B. |r-s|
C. |r|+|s|
D. |r|-|s|

Answer 1

|x| is the distance of x from zero.
So you want | |r| - |s| |
So D is the best guess, if |r| > |s|