Joshua and Martina are playing a game where Martina is trying to guess the point Joshua's boat is at on a coordinate plane. Joshua's boat is at the point (1, 3), but Martina guesses that the boat is at the point (8, 3). What is the distance between Martina's guess and the actual location of the boat?

Question

A.
7 units
B.
15 units
C.
4 units
D.
9 units

Answer 1

First, we find the difference in the x-coordinates: 8 - 1 = <<8-1=7>>7.
Then, we find the difference in the y-coordinates: 3 - 3 = 0.
Since the difference in the y-coordinates is 0, the distance between Martina's guess and the actual location of the boat is equal to the difference in the x-coordinates, which is 7 units.
Therefore, the answer is A. 7 units.