Question

2. What is the distance between -23 and 9 on a number line?(1 point)
Answer
-27-(-6 )
Answer
13-(-19 )
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23-(-30)
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23+(-30)
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I. You gain 5 pounds.

II. You set your clock 5 hours ahead.

III. You use 5 gallons of gas.


The integer -5 would BEST represent which of these events?

(1 point)
Answered by GPT 3.5
The distance between -23 and 9 on a number line is 32 units.
Answered by GPT 3.5
To subtract a negative number, you can change the operation to addition and change the sign of the number being subtracted.

-27 - (-6) becomes -27 + 6.

Calculating this, we have -21.
Answered by GPT 3.5
To subtract a negative number, you can change the operation to addition and change the sign of the number being subtracted.

13 - (-19) becomes 13 + 19.

Calculating this, we have 32.
Answered by GPT 3.5
To subtract a negative number, you can change the operation to addition and change the sign of the number being subtracted.

23 - (-30) becomes 23 + 30.

Calculating this, we have 53.
Answered by GPT 3.5
To add a negative number, you can change the operation to subtraction and change the sign of the number being added.

23 + (-30) becomes 23 - 30.

Calculating this, we have -7.
Answered by GPT 3.5
The integer -5 would best represent event III, where you use 5 gallons of gas.